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Growing up Aboriginal in Australia / edited by Heiss, Anita.

Growing up Aboriginal in Australia / edited by Heiss, Anita.
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TF1273764 305.89 GRO
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TF1258054 305.89 GRO
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Record Number 18807
ISBN 1863959815
9781863959810 (pbk)
Location 305.89 GRO
Title Growing up Aboriginal in Australia / edited by Heiss, Anita.
Published Carlton, Vic. : Schwartz Publishing, 2018.
Collation 311 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 21 cm.
Content types still image
text
Carrier type volume
General Note Themes: Aboriginality, identity, kinship, culture, country, Australian history, racism -- publisher's web site.
Recommended for NAIDOC Week 2021 activity – Years 9 & 10. “Read Anita Heiss’s book Growing up Aboriginal in Australia as a class. In this anthology by Anita Heiss, students will hear diverse stories on what it is like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia. The book calls on empathy and understanding, challenges stereotypes and shares stories about lived experiences through different periods of time in Australia’s history. The book helps to connect events and policies of the past and their impacts on experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.”-- NAIDOC Week 2021 teacher resource / SBS Learn. Teaching notes by Dr Marnee Shay available from publisher's web site: https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/sites/default/files/Growing%20Up%20Aboriginal_Teaching%20Notes.pdf.
Summary Note "What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart – sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect. This groundbreaking collection will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today." - Back cover.
Target Audience Year levels: 9-12.
Awards Note ABIA Award - Small publishers’ Adult Book of the Year (AUS) (Winner - 2019)
Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- 21st century
Aboriginal Australians -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Anecdotes
Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnic identity
Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions
Aboriginal Australians -- Biography
Children, Aboriginal Australian
Youth, Aboriginal Australian
Australian literature
Added Name Heiss, Anita,(editor.). 1968-
Internet Site Teaching notes
See Also NAIDOC Week 2021 teacher resource / SBS Learn.
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