Growing up aboriginal in Australia / edited by Heiss, Anita.
Publication details: Carlton, Vic. : Schwartz Publishing, 2018.Description: 311 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cmISBN:- 1863959815
- 9781863959810 (pbk)
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Australia
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 21st century
- Aboriginal Australians -- History
- Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnic identity
- Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
- Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
- Children, Aboriginal Australian
- Youth, Aboriginal Australian
- Australian literature
- Aboriginal Australians -- Anecdotes
- Australian
- 305.89915 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 305.899 GRO | Available | 067753 |
Themes: Aboriginality, identity, kinship, culture, country, Australian history, racism -- publisher's web site.
Teaching notes by Dr Marnee Shay available from publisher's web site: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/sites/default/files/Growing%20Up%20Aboriginal_Teaching%20Notes.pdf.
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart ? sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect.This groundbreaking collection will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today.
Year levels: 9-12. Black Inc.
