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There's a momentum that has gathered pace in recent times, with people continuing to expand their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Australia's long history. With that realisation, we will begin to make demands of our leaders to formally acknowledge that history in our nation's foundation documents, governance and in our children's schooling.
A new Australian identity will emerge that fully embraces our indigenous beginnings alongside our later development through colonialism and immigration - expanding the lens on our nation's history for a fully inclusive and rich cultural heritage that is intrinsic and celebrated by the whole nation.
Growth through literature is something we truly believe in and Abbey's is a proud supporter of the INDIGENOUS LITERACY FOUNDATION. You can DONATE BELOW by simply adding the ILF item below to your order to donate $2. Every donation counts. To donate more, just change the order quantity. Click through on the first item below for more info.
The aim is to inform and inspire Australian's about the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' first languages and why learning in language is important.
The Uluru Statement from the Heart has been awarded the Sydney Peace Prize. This landmark statement was formed via an agreement of 250 Indigenous delegates. It calls for a constitutionally-enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament and was issued to Australians on 26 May, 2017. You can read about how the statement came into being in books found below.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK -----
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray makes a worthy addition to the fine Indigenous novels that are appearing on the shelves these days. Heiss, who has shown herself to be an accomplished writer, has produced her best ever with this historical novel set on the Murrumbidgee in the nineteenth century.
Life is changing for the proud Wiradyuri (Heiss' preferred spelling) people of the river country, and Wagadhaany finds herself the servant of an ambitious colonial family. They may control her way of living, but they do not control her heart. When the settlement of Gundagai is flooded in 1852, her life is altered still further, and she is taken away from her country by a well-meaning Quaker mistress, who in wanting to do the right thing doesn't consider if it is right by the Indigenous people she wants to assist.
Always yearning for her place, Wagadhaany nonetheless carries on with strength, courage and grace, and finds love with Yindyamarra, a fine Wiradyuri man, employed as a stockman and so no freer than she is, to follow his own inclinations.
A novel that shows the disruption and cruelty of colonialism, but celebrates the enduring culture of the Wiradyuri and the indomitable spirit of a brave woman. Lindy
Senator Andrew Bragg says there exists a restlessness in broader Australian society for the nation to come to terms with truth-telling around our past and to acknowledge fully the place of our First Nations people in our nation's past, present and future.
National Reconciliation Week in 2021 was May 27 - June 3. The theme of 'More than a word. Reconciliation takes action.' urges the reconciliation movement towards braver and more impactful action. #MoreThanAWord #NRW2021
The Emu Who Ran Through the Sky
Book 2 in Tales from the Bush Mob...
Paperback
$22.99
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Finding Our Heart
A Story about the Uluru Statement...
Hardback
$24.99
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Dhanggati Dreaming Stories 1 & DVD / Dhanggati Barrunbatayi...
Mixed media product
$29.95
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Dhanggati Dreaming Stories 2 & DVD / Dhanggati Barrunbatayi...
Mixed media product
$29.95
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The Little Red Yellow Black Book
An introduction to Indigenous Australia...
Paperback
$19.95
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AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia
A0 Fold
Sheet map
$24.95
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Everything You Need to Know About the Uluru Statement...
Paperback
$27.99
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Finding the Heart of the Nation
The Journey of the Uluru Statement...
Hardback
$39.99
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Tell Me Why
The Story of My Life and My Music:...
Hardback
$49.99
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Warren Mundine in Black and White
Race, Politics and Changing Australia...
Paperback
$32.99
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The Legacy of Douglas Grant
A Notable Aborigine in War and Peace...
Paperback
$26.99
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Aboriginal Sydney
A guide to important places of the...
Paperback
$29.95
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Aboriginal People and Australian Football in the Nineteenth...
They Did Not Come from Nowhere
Hardback
$175.95
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The Other Side of the Frontier
Aboriginal Resistance to the European...
Paperback
$29.95
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Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in South-eastern Australia...
Perspectives of Early Colonists...
Paperback
$69.95
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Yijarni
True stories from Gurindji Country...
Paperback
$39.95
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You call it desert - we used to live there
Paperback
$39.95
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Does the Media Fail Aboriginal Political Aspirations?...
45 Years of News Media Reporting...
Paperback
$39.95
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Talkin' Up to the White Woman
Indigenous Women and Feminism (20th...
Paperback
$24.99
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Unmasking the Racial Contract
Indigenous Voices on Racism in the...
Paperback
$39.95
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A Grammar and Dictionary of Gathang
The Language of the Birrbay, Guringay...
Hardback
$74.95
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Handbook of Aboriginal Languages of New South Wales...
Hardback
$179.95
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Gumbaynggirr Bijaar Jandaygam
Ngaawa Gugaarrigam Gumbaynggirr...
Hardback
$79.95
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WESLEY ENOCH, QUANDAMOOKA
Transcript from ABC television broadcast, 7.30
"January 26 fills me with a lot of trepidation. I feel a bit fearful because it is also a moment where I'm reminded that the country wants to forget me.
It keeps saying that, "This is the most important story, the arrival of the First Fleet is the most important story that defines our nation." And I know it is different than that.
I reckon that as Australians, we have a real identity problem. We think that we're young and scrappy and we're lucky. Where in fact, we should be elders on the world stage.
We have the oldest living culture on earth and it is here in this landscape and the more we think that we can learn from Indigenous Australia rather than thinking of it as a deficit model then I think we'll have an Australia Day that is more important and embraced by everyone.
I reckon we spend a lot of energy saying, "Change the date. Change the date." When in fact the energy needs to be change the minds and hearts of Australians.
Let's have a voice to parliament. Let's talk about treaty. Let's talk about sovereignty. Let's make permanent changes that actually help us all grow as Australians.
We need to build some identity that is from deep within and it starts with our relationship with this country, our relationship with the First Peoples and then this idea of how we can work together to make structural change and not just the window dressing."
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