Indigenous Stories

Everyone on the island is getting ready for Aunty's wedding. Maningawu puts on her best hat and I can wear a wurrijinga in my hair. Lucky! We all dress up, but I still don't understand. Why do people have a wedding? A warm family story that celebrates love and culture from actor, activist, writer...

Baby Business tells the story of the baby smoking ceremony that welcomes baby to country. The smoke is a blessing - it will protect the baby and remind them that they belong. This beautiful ritual is recounted in a way young children will completely relate to. Jasmine Seymour is a Darug woman and...

"Kookaburra comes to laugh. Finch flies in to take a bath". Meet some of Australia's birds that you can see in backyards.

A warm and witty tale about a hungry crow who has to be very clever when he is searching for food. Clever Crow is presented in English and Djambarrpuynu, one of the many Yolnu languages of the Indigenous people of North East Arnhem Land.

"Run to the creek, perch on a rock, slip into clear crystal water." A visual and lyrical depiction of coming home to country.

This is the story of a family making their way back to Country on January 26. We see the strength they draw from being together, and from sharing stories as they move through a shifting landscape. The story refocuses the narratives around Australia Day on Indigenous survival and resistance, and i...

Jimmy and Johnno, are best mates. The two young friends do everything together, sharing adventures and growing up side by side in the dusty cattle yards of an Australian Outback station. When World War One strikes they head overseas to fight on the battlefields of the Western Front. Two boys from...

Henry loved his family, he loved the bush and he loved his music. Every morning he greeted the morning playing his didgeridoo high up on the cliff top. But Henry wanted to play his didgeridaoo with his brothers and uncles areoung the campfire. He wanted to play while Grandfather told stories from...

When Ernie leaves the city and goes to live in the Aboriginal reserve of Arnhem Land, he sends letters to his old classmates describing the activities of his new friends.

Family, Heart and home, Yarning old people, Endless sky. Family is a thoughtful contemplation for all to learn the different ways that family makes us whole. This beautifully illustrated children's picture book shows everyone that 'family' can be about heart and home; an endless sky; stories and ...