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Conversations with the Dead

Imagine that you're a Koorie, that you're in your mid-twenties, that your job is to look into the …

Author: Richard Frankland Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 2002

Bran Nue Dae

OUT OF PRINT The story of Bran Nue Dae concerns Willie, who having been expelled from the …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Jimmy Chi Publisher: Currency Press Published year: 1991

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The 7 Stages of Grieving

This is a proud milestone in Australian theatre history; a contemporary Indigenous performance text …

Year: Secondary, Year 10 Author: Wesley Enoch, Deborah Mailman Publisher: Playlab Published year: 1996

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When We Go Walkabout

Set on Groote Eylandt, this beautiful book invites children to look for animals in different …

Year: Primary, Year 1 Author: Rhoda Lalara Illustrator: Alfred Lalara Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2014

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Tjarany Roughtail

The mysteries of the Dreamtime with the cultural history of the Kukatja people of the Kimberley …

Year: Primary, Year 6 Author: Gracie Greene, Joe Tramacchi Illustrator: Lucille Gill Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 1992

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Stradbroke Dreamtime

Stradbroke Dreamtime is a collection of 27 short stories, ideal for reading in class, from acclaimed…

Author: Oodgeroo Noonuccal Illustrator: Bronwyn Bancroft Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1972

The Rainbow Serpent

A timeless classic from the Dreamtime. There are many names and stories associated with the …

Year: Primary, Year 2 Author: Dick Goobalathaldin Roughsey Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia Published year: 1975

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Papunya School Book of Country and History

The Papunya School Book of Country and History is a unique and fascinating account of the history of…

Author: Papunya School Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 2001

My Girragundji

The story of an Aboriginal boy whose house is invaded by a Hairyman – a spirit the old people call…

Year: Primary, Year 5, Year 6 Author: Meme McDonald, Boori Monty Pryor Publisher: Allen & Unwin Published year: 1998

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Do Not Go Around the Edges

Daisy's life story runs along the bottom of the pages: how she was born on a mission, schooled, …

Year: Primary, Year 3, Year 4 Author: Daisy Utemorrah Illustrator: Pat Torres Publisher: Magabala Books Published year: 1990

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