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y separately published work icon Forgotten People single work   novel   thriller  
Is part of The Referendum Series Richard Evans , 2020 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Forgotten People
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'She wants her culture and country back. First Nations have never ceded sovereignty, and she will do whatever it takes to get it back, including sacrificing her life. When government peace talks stop, the revolution begins.

'Should a government be forced to negotiate a sovereignty treaty with Australian First Nations, ending years of discrimination and disrespect, or will it defeat the revolutionaries fighting for justice in this gripping Australian political thriller?

'Revolutionary leader, Nellie Millergoorra, campaigns for an Aboriginal homeland to preserve Indigenous culture and advocates the prohibition of mining in Arnhem Land using a United Nations declaration to convince a disrespectful government to sign a treaty. 

'Nellie will do whatever it takes to end government regulation over her people. When there is no agreement, she recruits South African mercenary special forces to inflame community disorder establishing a revolutionary movement. 

'Using high-tech intervention, the mercenaries control the national energy grid instigating violent anarchy and chaos on the streets with their covert intent to embezzle money when security systems are disabled. 

'A contemptuous government is forced to the negotiation table to agree on a peace agreement and end the mounting hostile revolution. Millergoorra wants more and demands sovereignty for First Nations, proclaiming a partitioned homeland is non-negotiable. 

'In an extraordinary confrontation with a reluctant prime minister, threatened with an ultimatum he can’t ignore, Millergoorra negotiates a treaty whilst facing her own battle for survival.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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      852 Press ,
      2020 .
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      Extent: 308p.p.
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      • Published November 2020.
      ISBN: 9780648932802 (pbk),, 9780648932826 (ebk), 9780648932819 (hbk)
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