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Indian Horse (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.40 — 36,067 ratings — published 2012
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 21 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.23 — 18,024 ratings — published 2012
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.05 — 288,535 ratings — published 2007
Medicine Walk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.29 — 13,889 ratings — published 2014
The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.22 — 19,361 ratings — published 2013
Dark Emu (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.26 — 16,562 ratings — published 2014
Green Grass, Running Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.01 — 8,532 ratings — published 1993
Too Much Lip (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,102 ratings — published 2018
Five Little Indians (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.46 — 48,590 ratings — published 2020
Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.28 — 26,425 ratings — published 2005
The Marrow Thieves (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.93 — 46,330 ratings — published 2017
The Things She's Seen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.77 — 6,351 ratings — published 2018
Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.81 — 48,040 ratings — published 2018
The Yield (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.07 — 13,556 ratings — published 2019
There There (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.97 — 235,107 ratings — published 2018
Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,155 ratings — published 2018
Wenjack (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.27 — 7,216 ratings — published 2016
Terra Nullius (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.73 — 4,355 ratings — published 2017
Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)
by (shelved 9 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.80 — 14,457 ratings — published 2017
Talking to My Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,298 ratings — published 2016
Ready When You Are (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,349 ratings — published 2021
Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.52 — 14,949 ratings — published 2017
Birdie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.66 — 5,710 ratings — published 2015
My Place (An Australian Classic)
by (shelved 8 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.00 — 6,923 ratings — published 1987
Keeper'n Me (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,766 ratings — published 1994
Fatty Legs: A True Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,990 ratings — published 2010
Carpentaria (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.75 — 2,206 ratings — published 2006
Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.21 — 12,372 ratings — published 2023
Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.30 — 211,941 ratings — published 2021
Jack Charles: Born-again Blakfella (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.42 — 1,911 ratings — published 2019
The White Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,475 ratings — published 2019
From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.49 — 35,880 ratings — published 2019
The Break (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.27 — 23,046 ratings — published 2016
The Back of the Turtle (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,973 ratings — published 2014
The Swan Book (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.27 — 1,319 ratings — published 2013
One Native Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,340 ratings — published 2008
Monkey Beach (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.01 — 11,040 ratings — published 2000
Through Black Spruce (Bird Family Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.12 — 15,678 ratings — published 2008
The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,379 ratings — published 2003
Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,478 ratings — published 2021
Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.35 — 5,175 ratings — published 2019
Jonny Appleseed (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.93 — 17,191 ratings — published 2018
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.50 — 188,359 ratings — published 2013
The Songlines (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.96 — 12,752 ratings — published 1987
Kiss of the Fur Queen (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.88 — 3,045 ratings — published
The Secret River (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 3.81 — 25,968 ratings — published 2005
Edenglassie (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,739 ratings — published 2023
The Berry Pickers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.07 — 362,686 ratings — published 2023
Songlines: the Power and Promise (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.33 — 637 ratings — published 2020
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as aboriginal)
avg rating 4.57 — 10,234 ratings — published 2018
“The Nyungar men glanced once again at Dayup, who was just as stunned and confused as they were. He put his hands out in front of him and shook his head in despair and frustration. He truly wished that he understood the language. He turned to his kinsmen and told them, "I don't know what he is talking about."
"I take it that we are all agreed and that I have your consent, " said Captain Fremantle, nodding to the Nyungar men who stood motionless, staring blankly at him.”
― Rabbit-Proof Fence
"I take it that we are all agreed and that I have your consent, " said Captain Fremantle, nodding to the Nyungar men who stood motionless, staring blankly at him.”
― Rabbit-Proof Fence
“I’ll find out whatever I can about this Frank. Would the girls go to the police if they were in danger, do you think?”
“I can’t say,” Shyla replied, but her head was shaking as she spoke. That was hardly a surprise. A lot of Aboriginal people were suspicious of the police, or gunjies, as Shyla sometimes called them. Through conversations with Shyla, Billie had some of the picture—how contacting the authorities about anything might lead to being arrested for something else, or having the men taken, or having the Aborigines Welfare Board take children away “for their own good.”
Stuff like that tended to ensure that trust was in short supply. That long and troubled history had not been forgotten and had created understandable tension between Aboriginal communities and the white authorities. That couldn’t simply vanish overnight.”
― The War Widow
“I can’t say,” Shyla replied, but her head was shaking as she spoke. That was hardly a surprise. A lot of Aboriginal people were suspicious of the police, or gunjies, as Shyla sometimes called them. Through conversations with Shyla, Billie had some of the picture—how contacting the authorities about anything might lead to being arrested for something else, or having the men taken, or having the Aborigines Welfare Board take children away “for their own good.”
Stuff like that tended to ensure that trust was in short supply. That long and troubled history had not been forgotten and had created understandable tension between Aboriginal communities and the white authorities. That couldn’t simply vanish overnight.”
― The War Widow
