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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... sister to them . They call her sister , they love her as a sister . ' By this time , we were all just managing to hold ourselves together . I tried not to look at Gladys as she explained things , because I was trying to keep a tight lid ...
... sister to them . They call her sister , they love her as a sister . ' By this time , we were all just managing to hold ourselves together . I tried not to look at Gladys as she explained things , because I was trying to keep a tight lid ...
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... Sister Kate * left Parkerville and took a lot of Aboriginal children with her . I was very sad , because I lost a lot of my friends . There were a few lightly coloured Aboriginal boys left and they kept an eye on me . I don't know why I ...
... Sister Kate * left Parkerville and took a lot of Aboriginal children with her . I was very sad , because I lost a lot of my friends . There were a few lightly coloured Aboriginal boys left and they kept an eye on me . I don't know why I ...
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... sister . They was a good mob on Corunna . A real good mob . I been thinkin ' ' bout all of them lately . There was Peter Linck , the well - sinker . I think he was German , he lived at the outcamp . He had Rosie , not my sister Rosie ...
... sister . They was a good mob on Corunna . A real good mob . I been thinkin ' ' bout all of them lately . There was Peter Linck , the well - sinker . I think he was German , he lived at the outcamp . He had Rosie , not my sister Rosie ...
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