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The pieces in this seminal collection represent almost four decades of writing by historian and activist Jackie Huggins. These essays, speeches and interviews combine both the public and the personal in a bold trajectory tracing one Murri woman’s journey towards self-discovery and human understanding. As a widely respected cultural educator and analyst, Huggins offers an Aboriginal view of the history, values and struggles of Indigenous people.
Sister Girl reflects on many important and timely topics, including identity, activism, leadership and reconciliation. It challenges accepted notions of the appropriateness of mainstream feminism in Aboriginal society and of white historians writing Indigenous history. Jackie Huggins’ words, then and now, offer wisdom, urgency and hope.
Author: Jackie Huggins
Paperback Published 4 January 2022 224 pages
‘Classic writing from a renowned Blak historian.’- Melissa Lucashenko
‘A book we all need to read. It challenges, inspires, and reminds us that change happens when we have the courage to act.’ - June Oscar AO, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner