Item category 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. AUSTRALIAN. Stories of life from a remote Aboriginal community that sing with vivid and simple life, truth and power. At the end of 2008, Robbi Neal and her family travelled to the other end of mainland Australia to a remote Aboriginal community. They planned to stay for twelv...

Albert 'Pompey' Austin (Poorne Yarriworri) was a man between two worlds in the second half of the nineteenth century. He was one of the most important multi-sports Indigenous person of that era. In his brief life he was not just a footballer, but also a cricketer, pedestrian (as athletes were cal...

This book celebrates the strength, wisdom and bravery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples defending their lands and rights through history. It takes a close look at some of the iconic First Nations protest movements since 1788 and the great change they achieved as a result. Understan...

Australian Aboriginal art is the longest continuous art tradition in the world, spanning over 50,000 years. This book puts a modern face on the tradition, celebrating the past 40 years of contemporary indigenous art, which has experienced a renaissance since 1970. It features more than 100 painti...

Account of the fortunes of shipwrecked Dutch sailors and their passengers, marooned on the west coast of Australia during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

A ground-breaking work - and a call to arms - that exposes the ongoing colonial violence experienced by First Nations people. In this collection of deeply insightful and powerful essays, Chelsea Watego examines the ongoing and daily racism faced by First Nations peoples in so-called Australia. Ra...

The apology in Federal Parliament to the Stolen Generations of Australia, by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was a defining moment in the nation's history. Crowds gathered across the country to mark the occasion with tears, cheers and emotional displays of relief, happiness and in some cases, anger.

Former National Rugby League (NRL) star Dean Widders is a man on a mission. After fellow Indigenous players Preston Campbell, Timana Tahu and George Rose devised their own pre-game performance to match the haka of their Maori counterparts, Widders began a journey to bring this dance and First Nat...

A comprehensive overview of different methods of healing used by the Arrernte people of Central Australia. Previously titled Bush Medicine, it now includes the spiritual aspect of Arrente healing and its connection to the land. Also addresses the trio of evils: diabetes, obesity and over indulgen...