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Dark Emu, by Bruce Pascoe

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cat3's review against another edition

hopeful informative fast-paced

4.0

A knowledgeable history of Australia’s first peoples interaction with country. Such an important contribution to our understanding of the depth and quality of indigenous culture. Learnt so much. Easy and quick read

isabellaross's review

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4.0

While reading this I came across a few people contesting the truth of Pascoe's content. I think it is an incredible resource and a really great stating place to explore these ideas. I haven't done my own further research on the sources used and some of the claims made however I will get there eventually.
History is subjective and that is exactly the point Pascoe makes in Dark Emu, I think he did an incredible job at compiling sources in a clear and concise way that could definitely be used in a high school context.
I am excited to share this book with my friends and family and start a discussion around the contested history of Aboriginal Australia and how we may begin to move forwards.

archived's review

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4.5

Changes the colonial way we're taught about Aboriginal history and practices.

megrowbottom's review

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medium-paced

4.0

ashieee's review against another edition

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3.0

I love learning about indigenous culture but I don’t think I expected this to read like a series of essays so I had a hard time getting through it. An interesting take on the hunter-gatherer label. I get why the point needs to be argued but I also think it exacerbates the idea that hunter-gatherer cultures are uncivilised and brutish which isn’t necessarily true.