Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous

What the Colonists Never Knew paints a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up Aboriginal in Sydney, alongside the colonists, from 1788 to the present. Peter Read's exploration of the history of Aboriginal Sydney is interwoven with Dennis Foley's memories of his own Gai-mariagal country, tak...

This richly illustrated account of Cape York activist Jean George Awumpun, written from the personal perspective of family, is a rare illustration of the inseparable bonds of ancestry and country. Through the eyes of her grandaughter, this proud Alngith Elder's struggle in claiming her country is...

Henry's brother is getting married and it is time to prepare for the ceremony. Grandfather suggests for Henry to organise something special for his brother. But what can Henry do? How can he show his love for his brother and prove to his family that he is older and wiser? In the early morning lig...

Whitefella Way is the highly-anticipated sequel to the award-winning Cage of Ghosts, a nuanced and scholarly work of 'unusual originality', published in 2018. Photographer and writer Jon Rhodes again takes the reader on nine vivid and richly illustrated journeys as he examines the intertwined his...