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Books by Indigenous creators

Carpentaria

Alexis Wright is one of Australia’s finest Aboriginal writers. Carpentaria is her second novel, …

Year: Tertiary Author: Alexis Wright Publisher: Giramondo Publishing Published year: 2006

Essay

When May's mother dies suddenly, she and her brother Billy are taken in by Aunty. However, their …

Year: Secondary, Year 11 Author: Tara June Winch Publisher: UQP Published year: 2006

Teacher Resource Essay

'Bobby Wabalanginy never learned fear, not until he was pretty well a grown man. Sure, he grew up …

Year: Secondary, Year 12 Author: Kim Scott Publisher: Pan Macmillan Published year: 2010

Teacher Resource Essay

Oodgeroo's writing is often a provocative and passionate plea for justice. My People is a collection…

Author: Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc. Published year: 1970

In 1982, Sally Morgan travelled back to her grandmother’s birthplace. What started as a tentative …

Author: Sally Morgan Publisher: Fremantle Press Published year: 1987

An anniversary edition of a powerful Australian story. 'The other day this little one asked …

Author: Boori Monty Pryor, Meme McDonald Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1998

A unique picture book collaboration about having fun, sharing culture and the power of story and …

Year: Primary, Year 4 Author: Boori Monty Pryor Illustrator: Jan Ormerod Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2010

Teacher Resource

Set in the 1940s when the pearling town of Broome is recovering from World War II, The Legend of the…

Year: Secondary, Year 7 Author: Brenton E. McKenna Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 2011

Teacher Resource

"There will come a day when a thousand Illegals descend on your detention centres. Boomers will …

Author: Ambelin Kwaymullina Publisher: Walker Books Published year: 2012

A darkly funny novel of romantic love and cultural warfare from one of Australia’s most admired …

Author: Melissa Lucashenko Publisher: UQP Published year: 2013