Growing up aboriginal in Australia [Paperback]
2018
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What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart - sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect.This groundbreaking collection will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today.
Growing up aboriginal in Australia [Paperback] / edited by Anita Heiss.
Carlton, Vic. : Schwartz Publishing, 2018, 2020.
311 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
First published in 2018, reprinted in 2018 (three times), 2019, 2020Themes: Aboriginality, identity, kinship, culture, country, Australian history, racism.Teaching notes by Dr Marnee Shay available from publisher's web site: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/sites/default/files/Growing%20Up%20Aboriginal_Teaching%20Notes.pdf.
2019 ABIA, Australian Book Industry Awards, Winner. Small publishers' adult book of the year.
9781863959810
305.89915
English
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 21st centuryAboriginal Australians -- HistoryAboriginal Australians -- AnecdotesAboriginal Australians -- Ethnic identityAboriginal Australians -- Social conditionsAboriginal Australians -- BiographyChildren, Aboriginal AustralianYouth, Aboriginal Australian
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Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 305.89915 GRO | Available |
Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 305.89915 GRO | Available |