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Growing up Aboriginal in Australia

By: Anita Heiss
Narrated by: Gregory J Fryer, Hunter Page-Lochard, Lisa Maza, Shari Sebbens, Tamala Shelton, Tony Briggs
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What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart - sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect.

©2018 Anita Heiss and Black Inc. (P)2018 W. F. Howes Ltd Anthropology Australia, New Zealand & Oceania Essays Oceania Social Sciences World Literature Heartfelt Nonfiction
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Listening to this collection of people’s voiced experiences of what it means to grow up Aboriginal has been an education. I knew really almost nothing about this subject prior to listening. It’s made me realise how complex the question of identity is for each of these people. So many voices and rich individual narratives. But the almost compulsive stereotyping of them by non indigenous people comes up again and again as a major cause of hurt and anger. It’s given me a lot to think about as the voices here speak with admirable openness about their individual vulnerabilities, strengths and achievements. I whole heartedly recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in learning about the lives of people who have inherited ways of being which reach back many thousands of years as they navigate their lives in a country where colonisation has inflicted so much harm in so many ways. Above all I think it’s about finding ways of moving forward and staying real.

I learned so much

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Overall I really liked this book I felt that it had good insights into what its like to grow up aboriginal in Australia however I would have liked more different voice actors.

More voice actors

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I'm new and ignorant to the story behind aboriginal people living in Australia. The personal accounts put together here are a good start for me to become more aware of my behaviour not just towards the natives, but practically anyone I meet out there on the streets.

The female narration were clear and crisp, however, some of the recordings of the narration by men lack clarity and volume. Many times I had to adjust the volume when the male voices came on.

A repository of many backgrounds

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This is a good read about a culture I have to admit I knew very little about. Some essays are more interesting/better written than others. One recurring point was that a lot of the contributors spoke about being mixed race and having to deal both with racism and with being told they weren't 'really' Aboriginal. It also give several painful personal insights into the scandal if the stolen generation.

Good enlightening read

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Beautiful to listen to, well read, so many interesting stories. at times heartbreaking, but taught me so much and absolutely loved it!

beautiful

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