First Nations voices - adult

Updated March 13, 2026
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Melaleuca
Martin, Angie Faye
Paper Book
A country town, a brutal murder, a shameful past, a reckoning to come... The injustices of the past and dangers of the present envelop Aboriginal policewoman Renee Taylor, when her unwilling return to the small outback town of her childhood plunges her into the investigation of a brutal murder.<...
Arsenic flower
Feirer, Dakota
Paper Book
A stunning poetry collection from black&write! fellowship winner Dakota Feirer. In this breathtaking debut collection, Bundjalung and Gumbaynggirr man Dakota Feirer potently explores the legacy of generational trauma and the cultural wisdom of First Nations people. In a...
Some People Want to Shoot Me: ; A memoir of living in two cultures
Bergmann, Wayne.
Paper Book
As a Nyikina man who straddles both traditional and modern cultures, Wayne Bergmann has faced criticism and condemnation but remains unwavering in his commitment to his community and their needs. As the former head of the Kimberley Land Council, Bergmann played a crucial role in shaping the future...
Sand talk : how indigenous thinking can save the world
Yunkaporta, Tyson
Paper Book
This remarkable book is about everything from echidnas to evolution, cosmology to cooking, sex and science and spirits to Schrodinger's cat. Tyson Yunkaporta looks at global systems from an Indigenous perspective. He asks how contemporary life diverges from the pattern of creation. How does this...
Macquarie atlas of Indigenous Australia
Arthur, W. S.
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE ABIA ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020"The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia has a place on the work table of every Australian student, on the coffee table of every Australian home and on the desk of every Australian political representative." SENATOR PATRICK DODSONThe...
Big Sky: When the Emu Left the Earth
Pascoe, Bruce.
Paper Book
Role model : taking up space in the fashion world
Harris, Samantha
Paper Book
A story of resilience, hope and how a mother's love fuelled the ascent of Australia's first Indigenous supermodel.
The future ancestor : a guide to journey and oneness
Sharman, Annabelle
Paper Book
Connect with Mother Earth and your Ancestors through inspiring stories and healing wisdom, and discover how to come home to yourself. We are all Future Ancestors, and we have a responsibility to nurture, protect and restore the balance to our Mother (Earth). We are of her. She...
Dirrayawadha
Heiss, Anita
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the 2025 Queensland Literary Awards, The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award 'Dirrayawadha is full of heart and hope, truth-telling and history - and shimmers with language too'<...
Black witness
Mcquire, Amy
Paper Book
Amy McQuire has been writing on Indigenous affairs since she was 17 years old. Over the past two decades, she has reported on most of the key events involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including numerous deaths in custody, the Palm Island uprising, the Bowraville murders and the...
Bina: ; First Nations Languages, Old and New
Tudor-Smith, Gari.
Paper Book
Australia's language diversity is truly breathtaking. This continent lays claim to the world's longest continuous collection of cultures, including over 440 unique languages and many more dialects. Sadly, European invasion has had severe consequences for the vitality of these languages. ...
Raparapa : stories of the Fitzroy River drovers : Barney Barnes, Jimmy Bird, Peter Clancy, Lochy Green, Eric Lawford, Jock Shandley, Harry Watson, Ivan Watson and John Watson
Marshall, Paul
Paper Book
Australia's agricultural identity : an Aboriginal yarn
Gilbert, Joshua
Paper Book
Yarning across history and into the future, Joshua Gilbert explores a new approach to Indigenous culture and farming, combining ancient knowledge and practices with new technology and insights. Starting from his own Worimi Country, where his family history is captured in the journals of...

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