Billy, a young school-teacher, arrives in Karnama, a remote settlement in Australias far north, in search of his own history, his Aboriginality, and his future. Gradually the outsider is drawn in, and finds himself engaging deeply, irrevocably, not only with the moments of desolation and despair, but also with the great heart and spirit of the people. Finally, the exile enters the true country.
Billy, a young school-teacher, arrives in Karnama, a remote settlement in Australias far north, in search of his own history, his Aboriginality, and h...
Harley, a man of Nyoongar ancestry, finds himself at a difficult point in the history of his country, family and self. As the apparently successful outcome of his white grandfatherâs enthusiastic attempts to isolate and breed the âfirst white man bornâ, he wants to be a failure. But would such failure mean his Nyoongar ancestors could label him a success? And how can the attempted genocide represented by his family history be told?
Harley, a man of Nyoongar ancestry, finds himself at a difficult point in the history of his country, family and self. As the apparently successful ou...
