My Place: IllustratedLooking at the views and experiences of three generations of indigenous Australians, this autobiography unearths political and societal issues contained within Australia's indigenous culture. Sally Morgan traveled to her grandmother's birthplace, starting a search for information about her family. She uncovers that she is not white but aborigine--information that was kept a secret because of the stigma of society. This moving account is a classic of Australian literature that finally frees the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories. |
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... there's a will , there's a way , Mum ' , I replied light - heartedly . ' I've got plenty of will . ' ' Oh Sally ' , she groaned , ' I wish you wouldn't start on these new ideas . You get everyone all fired up and then you don't carry ...
... there's a will , there's a way , Mum ' , I replied light - heartedly . ' I've got plenty of will . ' ' Oh Sally ' , she groaned , ' I wish you wouldn't start on these new ideas . You get everyone all fired up and then you don't carry ...
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... there's been no difference between black and white , we all Australian , that's a lie . I tell you , the black man has nothin ' , the government's been robbin ' him blind for years . There's so much the whitefellas don't understand ...
... there's been no difference between black and white , we all Australian , that's a lie . I tell you , the black man has nothin ' , the government's been robbin ' him blind for years . There's so much the whitefellas don't understand ...
Page 292
... there ' . ' There's no one down there ' , I told her , ' it's a spiritual thing ' . After that , we just accepted it . She'd sit out and listen to it and then go to bed . We didn't hear it every night , but it was there on and off right ...
... there ' . ' There's no one down there ' , I told her , ' it's a spiritual thing ' . After that , we just accepted it . She'd sit out and listen to it and then go to bed . We didn't hear it every night , but it was there on and off right ...
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