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Voices of Aboriginal Australia is a collection of essays, speeches, poetry, articles, interviews etc. mainly by Aborigines, on topics of racism, discrimination, justice & the law, social conditions, land rights etc. for Aboriginal people.
yYami : The Autobiography of Yami LesterYami Lester/specialistDatasets/BlackWords ,
Alice Springs:IAD Press,1993Z13466581993single work autobiography A compelling description of the life of a young Aboriginal boy to his working years as a stockman in the desert. Yami Lester talks about his memories of the Nuclear testing at Maralinga that eventually led to his blindness and the challenges he faced along the way. His story is told with courage, humility and humour.