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Wayne Blair
The Sapphires is set in 1969 and tells the story of the McCrae sisters, four Aboriginal singers from country Victoria whose biggest dream is to become as famous as their Motown idols.
The film is an adaptation of the stage musical, when four…
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Ezekiel Kwaymullina, Sally Morgan (illus.)
My Country is playfully illustrated by the author's mother Sally Morgan and tells a delightful story of a little girl free to roam on land, sea and in the sky.The girl is transported to all sorts of magical places and even dances in the clouds and…
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Michelle Gillespie, Sonia Martinez (illus.)
Sam, Grace and the Shipwreck is for older children and tells the compelling true story of how an Aboriginal stockman and a white farm girl rescued some shipwrecked people from the West Australian coast in 1876. They were awarded medals from the…
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Steven McGregor, Matt Long
Running To America is a story of pure inspiration. Four young Indigenous men from the Australian outback are plucked from obscurity by marathon legend Robert de Castella to run the world's most famous race, the New York Marathon. He's convinced that…
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John Tatoulis
Aboriginal band No Fixed Address were the tip of the spear for contemporary Aboriginal music in the 70s. Considered cultural ambassadors, No Fixed address opened the door for the many contemporary Aboriginal artists who have since followed.
In 1978…
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Billy McPherson
Nalingu: a story about belonging, even when you are dead.
After the death of his cousin, Bobby takes his family to Queensland for the funeral. He and his daughter Lucy-Ann decide to stay, but homesick and unemployed their home-away-from home in…
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James Bradley
Ochre and Ink tells the extraordinary story of artist Zhou Xiaoping and his inspiring 23 year collaboration with Aboriginal artists in outback Australia.
Trained as a traditional Chinese brush painter in Anhui Province, Xiaoping arrived in…
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Ray Martin
Ray Martin's autobiography tells the story of his less than stellar introduction to the glamorous world of television.
Before Ray had even got to high school, he had lived in 13 different places, in 3 Australian states, mostly in the bush.
His…
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Jess Beck is from the area south-west of Alice Springs. She was a 2010 Deadly Award nominee for Most Promising New Talent in Music.
Beck’s heritage is irrevocably intertwined with the history of black and white relations over the last century. The…
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Warwick Thornton, Johan Gabrielsson
This artfully composed documentary provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of a 20th-century explorer.
In 1910, a scientist called Erik Mjöberg led the first Swedish expedition to Australia. An entomologist by trade, Mjöberg's brief was to…
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Concerned Australians
Walk With Us shows the impact of the Northern Territory Intervention on Australia's Aboriginal communities and their frustration and despair.
"So extreme have been the actions against our people that we must appeal to all people of Australia to…
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Alex Petersons, Mark Jones
Old Country New Country is the poignant and politically powerful story of Bardi Elder Roy Wiggan passing on to his nephew Albert the traditional aboriginal craft of raft-making. In the process, they travel from their country--the rugged and ancient…
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Concerned Australians
Beautifully illustrated, this hard-backed book gives voice to the views of Aboriginal people living under the Intervention.
Between June and August 2011 the Australian Government conducted Stronger Futures Consultations in Northern Territory…
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Anita Heiss
"I'm Aboriginal. I'm just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be. What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity?"
Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate campaigner for…
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Self-determination
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Aboriginal land and sea councils help Aboriginal people get back and manage their land, and are a point of contact for non-Aboriginal people's inquiries.
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Non-Aboriginal parties can do their best to make projects successful, but handing over control to Aboriginal people increases chances of success.
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Founding a stable and lasting political party is a big step towards self-determination, but can be harder than expected.
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First Nations peoples need a body to represent them to governments. Ideally it's independent both politically and financially – not an easy goal to achieve.
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Many Aboriginal people settle either on being a victim or blaming others for being victims. Neither attitude is healthy for self-determination.
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It seems easier to tell Aboriginal people and communities what is 'best' for them instead of consulting and listening. Why, and what are the consequences?
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Some Aboriginal people were granted voting rights in the 1850s, but it wasn't until 1962 that all Aboriginal Australians were allowed to vote.
