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Great books by First Nations Authors

A SHORT HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE – Gary Foley

BENANG: FROM THE HEART – Kim Scott

CARPENTARIA – Alexis Wright

DARK EMU – Bruce Pascoe

DAY BREAK – Amy McQuire

FINDING OUR HEART – Thomas Mayor and Blak Douglas

GROWING UP ABORIGINAL IN AUSTRALIA – Anita Heiss

IWENHE TYERRTYE: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ABORIGINAL PERSON – Margaret Kemare Turner OAM

JANDAMARRA AND THE BUNUBA RESISTANCE – Banjo Woorunmurra and Howard Pedersen

MAYBE TOMORROW – Meme McDonald and Boori Monty Pryor

MY HOME BROOME – Tamzyne and Bronwyn Houston

MY PEOPLE: EDDIE’S LIL’ HOMIES – Eddie Betts

MY PLACE – Sally Morgan

ONCE THERE WAS A BOY – Dub Leffler

PAPUNYA SCHOOL BOOK OF COUNTRY AND HISTORY – staff and students of Papunya

RESPECT – Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson and Lisa Kennedy

SHAKE A LEG – Boori Monty Pryor and Jan Ormerod

TALKING TO MY COUNTRY – Stan Grant

TELL MY WHY – Archie Roach

THE WHITE GIRL – Tony Birch

THE YIELD – Tara June Winch

TOOK THE CHILDREN AWAY – Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter

WELCOME TO COUNTRY – Aunty Joy Murphy and Lisa Kennedy

YOUNG DARK EMU – Bruce Pascoe

Poetry by OODGEROO NOONUCCAL and JACK DAVIS

Children’s Ground’s Indigenous language books:

ALKNGARRILEME (WARNINGS) – L. Gorey, Veronica Turner and Felicity Hayes

NINTIRRINGANYI NGURRA KU (LEARNING ON COUNTRY) – Annette Robinson and Roxanne Sharpe

IWENHE ARRATINTYEME INGWELE (WHAT COMES OUT AT NIGHT?) – L. Gorey, Veronica Turner and Felicity Hayes

ARTWEYENHENGE (FAMILY) – Children’s Ground educators

ATHAKWERE AKWEKE ANGKETHAKWE (THE THIRSTY LITTLE MOUSE) – L. Gorey

IWENHE NHENHE? (WHAT’S THIS?) – Felicity Hayes and Annamaria Palmer

OUR LANGUAGES – Children’s Ground educators and Yarrenyty Arltere Artists

APMWE IWENHE? (WHAT SNAKE?) – Children’s Ground educators