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reachant's review
5.0
I feel like every Australian should read this, and any indigenous commentary we can get our hands on - we have so far to go to bring our indigenous sisters and brothers to advantage, and we are lagging behind every other society with indigenous peoples in the world. We should all be shamefaced.
textpublishing's review
‘First Things First is a crucial, staged and forceful call to listen, hear and respond to questions of constitutional recognition for Indigenous Australians…Here’s a compilation that’s diverse, stimulating and consistently finely written.’
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eliselawrence19's review
4.0
A diverse collection of essays, fiction, memoir, and more, examining the past, present, and potential future of Indigenous Australian affairs in the context of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and its dismissal by the Turnbull government. This collection of works made me think, feel, and learn (a lot), and the varied perspectives, experiences and opinions presented in different formats gave a well-rounded idea of the issues and their interconnectedness. Would have been five stars if not for a spirinkling of typos throughout. Standout pieces, for me, were Stan Grant's 'My Grandfather's Equality', Chris Sarra's 'Celebrating Difference', Kerry Arabena's 'Preparing the treaty generation'and Marcia Langton's 'For her, we must'. I'd recommend reading it slowly, and more than once. It left me with a lot to think about in a big picture sense, and plenty to reflect on at an individual, internalised level as well.
alexandrarose's review
5.0
A necessary adventure into the multiplicity of arguments for the support of Australia’s indigenous peoples. The structure of the academic genre makes it impossible for resistant readers to claim the works are emotionally-driven, and they would be forced, instead, to confront the facts and the arguments. There is no denying the pain that informs many of the chapters, articles, etc. This edition not only provides criticisms for current practices, but describes solutions.
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