growing up aboriginal in australia edited by anita heiss

What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, attempts to showcase as many diverse voices, experiences and stories as possible in order to answer that question. She lives in Brisbane.Growing up Aboriginal in Australia / edited by Anita Heiss Book Bib IDīook, Online - Google BooksĬarlton, Victoria : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Publishing Pty Ltd, Anita was a finalist in the 2012 Human Rights Awards and the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards.

She is a Lifetime Ambassador of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation and a proud member of the Wiradjuri nation of central NSW.

This groundbreaking anthology aims to enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today.Ĭontributors include: Tony Birch, Deborah Cheetham, Adam Goodes, Terri Janke, Patrick Johnson, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Jack Latimore, Celeste Liddle, Amy McQuire, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Miranda Tapsell, Jared Thomas, Aileen Walsh, Alexis West, Tara June Winch, and many, many more.ĭr Anita Heiss is the author of non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial women's fiction, poetry, social commentary and travel articles. All of them speak to the heart – sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect. Each account reveals, to some degree, the impacts of invasion and colonisation – on language, on country, on ways of life, and on how people are treated daily in the community, the education system, the workplace and friendship groups.Īccounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside newly discovered voices of all ages, with experiences spanning coastal and desert regions, cities and remote communities.

This is a book I wish everyone had to read growing up.

Growing up aboriginal in australia edited by anita heiss