Aboriginal Place Names by Reed A W
22.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: Aboriginal library
A comprehensive collection of Aboriginal names from all over Australia, and their derivations. Thousands of place names are listed, each followed by the state it is found in and its meaning. There is also a dictionary that gives the Aboriginal translations for common English words.
Kimberley Bush Medicine: Medicinal Plants of the Kimberley Region of Western Australia by Madison King, John Horsfall
49.99 AUD
Category: Science & Nature
Kimberley Bush Medicine is a comprehensive guide to the medicinal plants that were regularly used by the Indigenous people of the Kimberley region, providing alternative treatments and protection from common ailments. Authors Madison King and retired nurse educator John Horsfall have compiled this inval ...Show more
Me, Antman & Fleabag: First Nations Classics by Gayle Kennedy, Jared Thomas
19.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: First Nations Classics Ser.
Take one woman, her partner Antman and their dog Fleabag, pack up the car, turn up the country music and you've got one spirited road trip makin' room for all the good things in life, like family, laughin', travellin' and, best of all, love.Winner of the 2006 David Unaipon Award, Me, Antman & Fleaba ...Show more
Bitin' Back: First Nations Classics by Melissa Lucashenko, Vivienne Cleven
19.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: First Nations Classics Ser.
When the Blackouts' star player Nevil Dooley wakes one morning to don a frock and 'eyeshada', his mother's idle days at the bingo hall are gone forever. Mystified and clueless, single parent Mavis takes to bush-cunning and fast footwork to unravel the mystery behind this sudden change of face. Funny but ...Show more
Dreaming in the Urban Areas: First Nations Classics by Lisa Bellear, Kirli Saunders
19.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: First Nations Classics Ser.
Lisa Bellear's poetry moves sharply between street-smart portrayals of poverty and dispossession, and the complexity of Black love, identity and experience. She reaches into the unspeakable parts of a colonial past in order to unpick the ongoing repercussions of Australia's invasion and history.Written ...Show more
Finding Eliza: Power and Colonial Storytelling: First Nations Classics by Larissa Behrendt, Fiona Foley
19.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: First Nations Classics Ser.
Aboriginal lawyer, writer and filmmaker Larissa Behrendt has long been fascinated by the story of Eliza Fraser, who was purportedly captured by the Butchulla people after she was shipwrecked on their island off the Queensland coast in 1836. In this deeply personal book, Behrendt uses Eliza's tale as a s ...Show more
Always Was, Always Will Be by Aunty Fay Muir, Sue Lawson
27.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
‘Each protest has been a stepping stone to the next battle...’From the very first protest of January 26th as a Day of Mourning in 1938, to the Pilbara Strike of 1946, to the struggle for the right to vote and be counted; the fight for justice for First Nations people takes many forms.Always Was, Always ...Show more
WOOLAH! by Bobbi Henry & Peter Docker – Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company
39.95 AUD
Category: Indigenous
• A celebration of the last ten years (2014–2023) of productions at Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company, based in Perth WA • features interviews, testimonials, and photographs of each prodution staged during this period • a joyful insight into the inner workings of the theatre company and the people who are ...Show more
The Last of the Nomads by W J Peasley
24.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
Described by the Australian Book Review as 'deeply moving', this is the story of Warri and Yatungka, an exiled couple who spent thirty years exiled in the Gibson Desert. Partners for life, Warri and Yatungka were believed to be the last of the Mandildjara tribe of desert nomads to live permanently in th ...Show more
Aboriginal Stories Of Australia by Reed A W
26.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction
A wealth of poetic and imaginative tales from Aboriginal cultural heritage.Aboriginal Stories presents a collection of myths and legends gathered from various sources, representing the rich and diverse tapestry of beliefs of Aboriginal people throughout Australia. Tales range from creation myths and leg ...Show more
Aboriginal Tales of Australia by Reed A W
22.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: Aboriginal Library Ser.
A collection of 20 stories of fable and folklore that have been told by Aboriginal tribes all over Australia for thousands of years. There are stories such as Why Emus Cannot Fly and The Frog Who Caused a Flood.
Aboriginal Myths - Tales of Dr by Reed A W
22.99 AUD
Category: Indigenous Non-Fiction | Series: Aboriginal Library
A collection of stories exploring dreamtime myths through ancient images, such as the Rainbow Snake, the discovery of fire, and the first man and woman. Divided into three sections, The Great Father, Totemic Ancestors and Creation Myths, it seeks to provide an insight into Aboriginal culture.