NAIDOC WEEK 7th July - 14 July
NAIDOC is a week to mark the celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and recognise the significant contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields. It provides a great opportunity to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements.
The NAIDOC Week theme for 2013, We value the vision : Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963, has special significance. For more information on the theme check petitions.
To mark the week and learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture the Bremer Library has a display of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources:-
Visit the library and check what we have. Here are a selection of resources to get you started:-
Books
Remembering the forgotten : a history of Deebing Creek Aboriginal Mission in Queensland 1887 - 1915/ Bill Thorpe
Why warriors lie down and die: towards an understanding of why Aboriginal people of Arnhem Land face the greatest crisis in health and education since European contact : djambatj mala/ Richard Trudgen
Newspaper
Koori Mail
DVDs
Ten canoes / Birrinbirrin et al
Cry from the heart : the stolen generation/ Jeni Kendell, VEA and Gaia Films
Fiction/Autobiography
Deadly unna / Phillip Gwynne
Cathy Freeman / Adrian McGregor
Children's Collection
Why I love Australia / Bronwyn Bancroft
Winin why the emu can't fly/ translated and edited by Bill McGregor ; illustrated by Francine Ngardarb Riches
NAIDOC is a week to mark the celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and recognise the significant contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields. It provides a great opportunity to learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements.
The NAIDOC Week theme for 2013, We value the vision : Yirrkala Bark Petitions 1963, has special significance. For more information on the theme check petitions.
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Books
Remembering the forgotten : a history of Deebing Creek Aboriginal Mission in Queensland 1887 - 1915/ Bill Thorpe
Why warriors lie down and die: towards an understanding of why Aboriginal people of Arnhem Land face the greatest crisis in health and education since European contact : djambatj mala/ Richard Trudgen
Newspaper
Koori Mail
DVDs
Ten canoes / Birrinbirrin et al
Cry from the heart : the stolen generation/ Jeni Kendell, VEA and Gaia Films
Fiction/Autobiography
Deadly unna / Phillip Gwynne
Cathy Freeman / Adrian McGregor
Children's Collection
Why I love Australia / Bronwyn Bancroft
Winin why the emu can't fly/ translated and edited by Bill McGregor ; illustrated by Francine Ngardarb Riches
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