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Native America presents an infinitely surprising and fascinating deep history of the continent's Indigenous peoples. Kenneth Feder, a leading expert on Native American history and archaeology, draws on archaeological, historical,...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The...

This book explores the fusion of myth, history and geography which leads to ideas of primitivism, and looks at their construction, interpretation and consumption in Western culture. Contextualized by Susan...

A very Australian, very tasty guide to making your own comfort food, bush style - from social media sensations Outback Tom and Grandad Through their fun, relatable 'bush style' cooking...

'How is it our minds are not satisfied? What means this whispering in the bottom of our hearts?' Listening to the whispering in his own heart, Henry Reynolds was led...

What began as a 1999 report to Australia's Criminology Research Council has been expanded and personalized into a study of young Aboriginal men and women who feel they have no...

This is a highly readable examination of the nature of daily life in a remote Aboriginal community in central Australia. Evocative narratives revolve around five Warlpiri women who present insights...

A compelling history of the German ethnologists who were inspired by Prussian polymath and explorer Alexander von HumboldtThe Berlin Ethnological Museum is one of the world's largest and most important...

Since the days of conquistador Hernan Cortes , rumours have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden deep in the Honduran interior. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who...

A Dumping Ground illustrates an Aboriginal reserve's evolution under government practise, and explores the dynamics of cultural resilience through the generations.Cherbourg Settlement was a home to many, but it was...

This is the fascinating story of two women, both anthropologists, who worked with Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia one in the 1930s, the other in the...

In the debates which followed the publication of Darwin's book on the origin of species, Australian Aborigines were used as the ideal exemplars of early human forms by European scholars...

An important tribute to the work and life of an extraordinary Aboriginal activist. William Cooper's passionate struggle against the dispossession of Aboriginal people and the denial of their rights and...

When Mal Brough and John Howard announced the Northern Territory intervention in mid-2007, they proclaimed a child abuse emergency. In this riveting piece of reportage and analysis, Paul Toohey unpicks...

For tens of thousands of years the Yolngu people of Arnhem Land have lived a life rich in culture and tradition. Much of that ancient way of life remains today...

1971, the American photographer Loren McIntyre finds himself stranded in the depths of the Amazon rainforest, on the border between Brazil and Peru. Finding refuge with the Mayoruma tribe -...

A joint project with the Indigenous Literary Foundation, Murli la is a beautifully designed gift book that celebrates the culture of the Tiwi Islands through song. The songs presented in...

Indigenous scholars strive to produce research to improve Native communities in meaningful ways. They also recognize that long-lasting change depends on effective leadership. Living Indigenous Leadership showcases innovative research and...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NONFICTION A New Yorker Best Book of 2024 * An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2024 * Longlisted for the Andrew...

What is a Dreamwalker? They are the rare few who, as Mary Summer Rain describes them, are "led by the spirit, ' have "shed the yoke of desire and self-want,"...

When the Makah tribe of Washington state in the USA decided they wanted to reclaim their right to hunt whales, using their traditional methods they created a storm of debate....

Now in B format. I wanted to return to the place where I was born and see it with new eyes. I had no idea where my family was in...

The gripping true story of one man's ten-year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle - a rare gem of travel writing which has inspired a...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and society has existed on this continent for millennia. It's a culture that manifests itself as the ultimate example of resilience, strength and beauty....

The bestselling Melissa Greenwood book for new babies now available in board book, especially for little hands! Miimi Marraal, she created us, you and me ... A deeply felt and...

Countries in the Pacific face unique challenges of survival and progress in establishing themselves and participating fully in international society. Their geographic isolation from the rest of global society is...

"Sayarer is a precise and passionate writer . . . The vast energy of his commitment to discover, observe and communicate makes for engrossing, often incandescent prose. We need writers...

As a result of the 1965 Equal Wages Case, Aboriginal people in Australia's north were forced into unemployment and off their country into refugee camps on the fringes of the...

Samantha Harris has one of the most recognisable faces in Australia's fashion industry, but her success was anything but expected. In an industry built on European beauty ideals, her breakthrough...

A photographic book providing a record of the Indians of North America between 1850 and the First World War as seen by early photographers. From the first pictures, prompted by...

This pioneering study in Native American ethnology and personal odyssey into one of the last American frontiers was first published in 1923 and is now a hard-to-find collector's item. Containing...

Visitors to the Red Centre come looking for the real Australia, but find a place both beautiful and disturbing. There is wilderness, desire and an Aboriginal philosophy of home. But...

*A NEW YORK TIMES PICK FOR TOP 22 NONFICTION BOOKS TO READ THIS FALL!* A Navajo Ranger's chilling and clear-eyed memoir of his investigations into bizarre cases of the paranormal...

To most visitors and locals, Darwin is a vibrant, tropical city in the Top End. Although not always obvious, Darwin is also a living Aboriginal cultural landscape. There are as...

The epic story of legendary band Yothu Yindi and 'Treaty', the song that gave voice to a movement WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY YALMAY YUNUPINGU & WITIYANA MARIKA Sometimes a musical revolution...

Featuring contributions from leading lawyers, historians and social scientists, this path-breaking volume explores encounters of laws, people, and places in Australia since 1788. Its chapters address three major themes: the...

Bayo Akomolafe explores some of the world's most complex concepts--the myths and rituals of modernity, what it means to be human, what we can do about climate change, and what...

The sad plight of the Five Civilized Tribes-the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole-during America's Civil War is both fascinating and often overlooked in the literature. From 1861-1865, the Indians...

Stolen, beaten, deprived of his liberty and used as child labour, Bill Simon's was not a normal childhood. He was told his mother didn't want him that he was 'the...

The epic story of legendary band Yothu Yindi and 'Treaty', the song that gave voice to a movement WITH INTRODUCTIONS BY YALMAY YUNUPINGU & WITIYANA MARIKA Sometimes a musical revolution...

Happily drunk and singing, Mulrunji, a popular member of Palm Island's Aboriginal community, was picked up by the police. Between the paddy wagon and the cells, there was an altercation...