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y separately published work icon Message Stick : Contemporary Aboriginal Writing anthology   short story   poetry  
Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 Message Stick : Contemporary Aboriginal Writing
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Alice Springs, Southern Northern Territory, Northern Territory,:IAD Press , 1997 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Child Protectioni"A wild undisciplined", Lisa Bellear , single work poetry (p. 1)
Colonial Foolsi"White washed with colonisation", Lisa Bellear , single work poetry (p. 2)
Innocent Guiltyi"In my defence and let me state I", Lisa Bellear , single work poetry (p. 3)
Confusioni"Money and trust are missin'", Lisa Bellear , single work poetry (p. 4)
The Last Goodbyei"His nostrils fill with the sweet smell of eucalyptus", Annette Cox , single work poetry (p. 5)
Earth Motheri"The women have come and they gather around", Annette Cox , single work poetry (p. 6)
Granny's Teachingi"At the age of five, Granny said to me", Cec Fisher , single work poetry (p. 7-8)
Hawk and the Aboriginei"I see you soaring above", Cec Fisher , single work poetry (p. 9)
Red Earth Alice Springs 1991i"Flew out of Brisbane", Cec Fisher , single work poetry (p. 10)
Black Digger March Tall (Anzac Day 1993)i"Black Diggers this is your day", Cec Fisher , single work poetry (p. 11)
A Perfect Worldi"I've seen a rainbow etched in my Eternity", Nellie Green , single work poetry (p. 12-13)
Dreaming Tracks Lead Me Wanderingi"Dreaming tracks lead me wandering", Nellie Green , single work poetry (p. 14)
Contemporary Koori Womani"Still they call me many things", Anita Heiss , single work poetry (p. 15-16)
Once Was Enoughi"It was a Sunday in December in 1994", Anita Heiss , single work poetry (p. 17)
The Colours of Aboriginalityi"I've been called Vegemite,", Anita Heiss , single work poetry (p. 18-19)
The Koori Flagi"There's black for our skin and what we feel within.", Anita Heiss , single work poetry (p. 20-21)
To Be an Aborigine...i"Unemployed, dark skin, and fat noses", Anita Heiss , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
To Be an Aboriginei"Unemployed, dark skin and fat noses", Anita Heiss , single work poetry (p. 22-23)
Hidden Destinyi"Did you read the poem about the blond", Shane Hendry , single work poetry (p. 24)
Black Hearti"What about me?", Shane Hendry , single work poetry (p. 25)
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