TY - BOOK AU - Mayor,Thomas AU - Schultz,Tristan AU - Wilson,Tony TI - Dear son: letters and reflections from First Nations fathers and sons SN - 9781741177565 (hardback) U1 - 305.89915 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Richmond, Victoria PB - Hardie Grant Explore KW - Letters KW - Australia KW - Correspondence KW - Indigenous men KW - Identity KW - Fathers and sons KW - Men KW - Conduct of life KW - Self-realization KW - Self-actualization (Psychology) KW - Australian letters KW - fast KW - Father and child KW - Aboriginal Australians KW - Social life and customs KW - Government relations KW - 21st century KW - Anecdotes KW - Race relations KW - Indigenous collection KW - lcgft KW - Personal correspondence N1 - "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this book includes the names and images of people who have died." N2 - Dear Son shares heartfelt letters written by First Nations men about life, masculinity, love, culture and racism. Along with his own vivid and poignant prose and poetry, author and editor Thomas Mayor invites 12 contributors to write a letter to their son, father or nephew, bringing together a range of perspectives that offers the greatest celebration of First Nations manhood. This beautifully designed anthology comes at a time when First Nations peoples are starting to break free of derogatory stereotypes and find solace in their communities and cultures. Yet, each contributor also has one thing in common: they all have a relative who has been terribly wronged - enslaved, raped and dispossessed - because of their Aboriginality ER -