![]() ![]() In this heartfelt and revealing memoir, told in her distinctive, wry style, with large doses of humour, Anita Heiss gives a firsthand account of her experiences as a woman with a Wiradyuri mother and Austrian father. ![]() What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is Australia so obsessed with notions of identity? Anita Heiss, successful author and passionate advocate for Aboriginal literacy, rights and representation, was born a member of the Wiradyuri nation of central New South Wales but was raised in the suburbs of Sydney and educated at the local Catholic school. I'm just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be. The story of an urban-based high achieving Wiradyuri woman working to break down stereotypes and build bridges between black and white Australia. ![]()
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