Finding Our Heart: A Story about the Uluru Statement for Young Australians - Couverture rigide

Mayo, Thomas

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1741177170 ISBN 13 : 9781741177176

Editeur : Hardie Grant Explore, 2020

Synopsis

Author Thomas Mayor's journey taking the message of the Uluru Statement to the people of Australia has been a moving experience. When he visited schools, in particular, the children surprised him. Their generation is the first to learn Indigenous languages, to appreciate Indigenous knowledge of the seasons, and learn the the truth of our history. Some children he met even knew more about the Australian Constitution than most adults do!

The expression, 'if only we could see the world through a child's eyes' is put into practice through the pages of this picture book for 5- to 10-year-olds. It is an important part of the people's movement for Voice, Treaty and Truth, helping children - and by extension, their families - to think about why substantive constitutional change is needed.

Featuring colourful illustrations, this book demonstrates that the heart of the nation can be found through an appreciation of First Nations' culture. Only then will we come to collectively define our national identity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Thomas Mayor is a Torres Strait Islander man born on Larrakia country in Darwin. As an Islander growing up on the mainland, he learned to hunt traditional foods with his father and to island dance from the Darwin community of Torres Strait Islanders. In high school, Thomas s English teacher suggested he should become a writer. He didn t think then that he would become one of the first ever Torres Strait Islander authors to have a book published for the general trade. Instead, he became a wharf labourer from the age of seventeen, until he became a union official for the Maritime Union of Australia in his early thirties. Quietly spoken in character, Thomas found his voice on the wharves. As he gained the skills of negotiation and organising in the union movement, he applied those skills to advancing the rights of Indigenous peoples, becoming a signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart and a tireless campaigner. Following the Uluru Convention, Thomas was entrusted to carry the sacred canvas of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. He then embarked on an eighteen-month journey around the country to garner support for a constitutionally enshrined First Nations voice, and a Makarrata Commission for truth-telling and agreement-making or treaties. Thomas s journey continues, both in person and through the pages of this book for young Australians.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hardie Grant Explore
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1741177170
• ISBN 13: 9781741177176
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Douglas Blak
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible