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Indigenous Literature Week

A Lesson in Life: Book Review of Auntie Rita

10/07/2016 by Yvonne Perkins 13 Comments

Warning: This post contains references to Aboriginal people who are now deceased. The books and links referred to in this post may also contain references and images of deceased Aboriginal people. Each July, book blogger Lisa Hill encourages bloggers to review books written by indigenous authors from around the world. She chooses 'Indigenous Literature Week' to coincide with … [Read more...] about A Lesson in Life: Book Review of Auntie Rita

Review: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

13/07/2014 by Yvonne Perkins 19 Comments

While the Australian Historical Association conference was being held this week an important annual national celebration was taking place. This year the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Day of Commemoration Week, commonly known as NAIDOC Week runs from 6th to 13th July. Lisa Hill at the ANZ LitLovers Lit Blog runs the Indigenous Literature Week book reviewing … [Read more...] about Review: Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe

The Power of Bones by Keelen Mailman

06/07/2014 by Yvonne Perkins 12 Comments

“I chose survival” says Keelen Mailman in her memoir, The Power of Bones. Powerful, painful and memorable, The Power of Bones lays bare the struggles and achievements of Aboriginal life in  Australia during the late twentieth century and more recently. Mailman is an Aboriginal woman from south-west Queensland near Charleville. She had a hard childhood and a poor education but … [Read more...] about The Power of Bones by Keelen Mailman

Review: Paint me Black by Claire Henty-Gebert

07/07/2013 by Yvonne Perkins 10 Comments

One day I was reading brief accounts in the newspaper written by some people who were over one hundred years old.  And there she was, Margaret Somerville, the link to the book Paint Me Black, that was waiting on my bedroom floor to be read. I was a missionary, I went to Croker Island, just off Darwin, and was a cottage mother at a home for part-Aboriginal children. The … [Read more...] about Review: Paint me Black by Claire Henty-Gebert

Book Review: My Bundjalung People by Ruby Langford Ginibi

08/07/2012 by Yvonne Perkins 7 Comments

Over the last couple of weeks I have immersed myself in histories written by Aboriginal people.  These historians not only revealed aspects of Australian history of which I had been previously unaware, they also made me ponder the process of historical research and writing.  This is why we need to read histories written by people from a different cultural background to our … [Read more...] about Book Review: My Bundjalung People by Ruby Langford Ginibi

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Yvonne Perkins is a professional historian and launched Stumbling Through the Past in August 2010. Focusing on history, and Australian history in particular, posts include interviews, book reviews, news reports on conferences and reflective pieces.

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