The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An introduction to Indigenous Australia

Bruce PASCOE with AIATSIS

Availability: Print

October 2008, pb, 195x130mm, 144pp, full col
RRP $14.95 incl. GST
ISBN 9780855756154

Book and companion website shortlisted in Australian Publishers Association Educational Awards, Secondary Teacher’s Resource

http://lryb.aiatsis.gov.au/

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This new edition of the popular The Little Red Yellow Black Book: An introduction to Indigenous Australia provides an entry-point to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history for everyone: adults who want to learn what they weren’t taught at school, migrants, tourists, trainers, institutions, government departments and schools.

When used as a teaching resource, the book introduces almost all areas required for study in secondary Indigenous Studies curricula throughout Australia, as well as large parts of Australian History and SOSE curricula. The Little Red Yellow Black Book website provides further information about each theme, as well as free downloads of print and audiovisual materials and other links and resources. — Gwalwa-Gail, online CRCAH newsletter, December 2008

There is so much to know and learn about Indigenous Australia. But for someone who wants to get to grips with the whole story, where do you start? Right here, with The Little Red Yellow Black Book. — Vibe Australia, November 2008

The Little Red Yellow Black Book is an accessible and highly illustrated pocket-sized guide. It’s an invaluable introduction to Australia’s rich Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture. If you’re an adult wanting to learn what you weren’t taught at school, or a student or teacher who wants to hear from and about Indigenous Australians, or if you’re a migrant or tourist, or an institution or department with cross-cultural training needs, then The Little Red Yellow Black Book is a very competitively priced and enjoyable resource.

The book takes a non-chronological approach, and is written from an Indigenous viewpoint. The themes that emerge are the importance of identity, and adaptation and continuity. The four sections are: Who Are We?; Culture and Sport; Participation and Governance, and Resistance and Reconciliation.

If you want to read stories the media don’t tell you, mini-essays on famous as well as everyday individuals and organisations will provide insights into a range of Australian Indigenous experiences. The Little Red Yellow Black Book contains some rarely seen photographs, as well as information on travelling respectfully, and festivals and tours. A free website with extra material (some free downloads), and educational resources supplement the book.

AIATSIS (the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies) is the world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It affirms and raises awareness of the richness and diversity of Australian Indigenous cultures and histories.