NAIDOC Reading List

Updated June 29, 2026
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NAIDOC Reading List

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Heat and light
Van Neerven, Ellen
Paper Book
Winner of the 2013 David Unaipon Award. In this award-winning work of fiction, Ellen van Neerven takes her readers on a journey that is mythical, mystical and still achingly real. Over three parts, she takes traditional storytelling and gives it a unique, contemporary twist. In...

2

The yield
Winch, Tara June
Paper Book
Winner of the 2020 Miles Franklin Literary Award. Shortlisted for the VPLA. Winner, Book of the Year, People's Choice, Christina Stead Prize for Fiction at NSW Premier's Literary Award. Shortlisted for the Stella Prize. Just tell the truth and someone...

3

My tidda, my sister : stories of strength and resilience from Australia's first women
Silva, Marlee
Paper Book
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and society has existed on this continent for millennia. It's a culture that manifests itself as the ultimate example of resilience, strength and beauty. It's also a culture that has consistently been led by its women. My...

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Growing up Aboriginal in Australia
Heiss, Anita
Paper Book
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside...

5

Fire country : how indigenous fire management could help save Australia
Steffensen, Victor
Paper Book
Delving deep into the Australian landscape and the environmental challenges we face, Fire Country is a powerful account from Indigenous land management expert Victor Steffensen on how the revival of cultural burning practices, and improved 'reading' of country, could help to restore our land....
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