Indigenous biographies / R.T. Watts (editor).

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Since the colonisation of Australia by the British, Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have experienced great hardship - including mass death and displacement - but have demonstrated resilience, strength, compassion and ingenuity. This book offers a brief history of Australia since colonisation, highlighting the lives and achievements of some outstanding Indigenous people. Individuals included are as follows:- David Unaipon, Patrick Dodson, Vincent Lingiari, Eddie Mabo, Gabriella Nungurrayi, Lowitja O'Donoghue, Marcia Langton, Noel Pearson, Warren Mundine, William Barak, Charles Perkins, Gary Foley, Bob Newfong, Charles Dixon, Ken Wyatt, and Woollarawarre Bennelong.