Land Back

Land BackAboriginal land rights recognition in 1983 came after nearly 200 years of violent colonial dispossession and the near complete loss of land. For over 40 years, NSW First Nations people have worked to restore their Country. The Aboriginal Land Rights Act in NSW includes unique features that remain unrealised in other parts of the country and today there are 120 land councils that operate across NSW. Yet significant features of the land rights promise

From the aftermath of devastating bushfires and the impact of an elder’s death to rebuilding a marriage and counting the personal cost of starting a movement

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the oldest scientists in human history

with illustrations by Blak Douglas

" - Lowitja O'Donoghue

New Edition (2021)

with one small step at a time

and the violence let loose as squatters and their allies fought for possession of the country

and bravery of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people defending their land and asserting their right to self-determination through history

Drawn from the bestselling 'Welcome to Country'

This is the essential collection that we need right now – and always have

she sat opposite Prime Minister Paul Keating in the first negotiations between the Australian government and Aboriginal peoples and changed the course of a nation

Pages: 128