Deadly Reading and Viewing

Catching Teller Crow (2018)

Authors:

Ambelin Kwaymullina and Ezekiel Kwaymullina

Catching Teller Crow is a tale that goes straight to the heart of Australia’s darkest history. Through poetry and story, with great sensitivity, the Kwaymullinas pick up and deal with subjects most authors tend to avoid.

Terrible crimes lie at the centre here; viewed through the eyes of young women of unquenchable spirit – they can be approached, examined, and ultimately solved.

More informationt: allenandunwin.com

Two Cultures, One Story (2021)

Authors:

Dr Robert Isaacs with Tanaz Byramji

Dr Robert Francis Isaacs AM, OAM, PhD (Hon) has spent his life bridging the divide between white and black Australia. Taken from his mother as a baby, Robert was raised in institutions not knowing he had a family and not knowing he was Aboriginal.

Enduring severe hardship, discipline and abuse at the hands of the Christian Brothers, Robert went out into the world at the age of 16 determined to make a life for himself and a family of his own. Told with grace and strength, this memoir shares the inside story of a respected Elder and his drive to break down cultural barriers and improve the lives of his people.

More information:

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Born Into This (2021)

Author: Adam Thompson Engaging, thought-provoking stories from a young Tasmanian Aboriginal author who addresses universal themes— identity, racism, heritage destruction—from a wholly original perspective.

Adam Thompson’s debut collection of short stories, Born Into This, delivers refreshing and vital reading. The lives of the characters within these pages provide an honest, humorous, and occasionally raw insight into the experiences of living in a country, and on Country, both shared and in contest. More information: uqp.com.au/books/born-into-this

Charlie’s Country (2014)

Director: Rolf de Heer

The impact of white settlement on contemporary Indigenous identity is the premise of Charlie’s Country, exploring the often-complicated relationship between current Australian society— based heavily on British laws and custom—and Indigenous Australians and communities. Charlie is an Aboriginal Australian living in a remote community up in Arnhem Land, who is finding it increasingly difficult to reconcile living in a type of no-man’s-land caught between the legal requirement to abide by ‘white fella’ rules, and his traditional culture.

More information: visitfilms.com/charlies-country