Teaching notes for Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia

• Main Author: Shay, Marnee
• Other Authors: Anita Heiss
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Black Inc 2018
• Subjects: First Nations
• Online Access: https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4e23dc7

SynopsisA rich combination of diverse stories from diverse Aboriginal people,Growing up Aboriginal in Australia provides an essential and timely counter- narrative to negative stereotypes about Aboriginal people that continue to pervade Australian society. The text includes stories from men, women, young people through to Elders, who generously share insights into – and experiences of – how they have shaped and navigated their identities as Aboriginal or First Nations peoples of Australia. Stories that highlight Australian government policies, such as assimilation, provide a rare opportunity to understand more deeply the humanity and dignity of Aboriginal people who lived through the decades of that dark time in Australian history.