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A review by nuala_koala
Why Weren't We Told? by Henry Reynolds
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Why Weren't We Told was a powerful and poignant books about Australia's dark history.
For so long, Australia's education system has simply ignored our devestating history, ignored the frontier wars, the treatment of the Aboriginals, the disgusting policies of the stolen generations and more.
This book sets out to at least try and lessen the pain that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have felt from having their past ignored, and provide information (backed up with plenty of data) regarding many concepts - including the ones I found most interesting, the concept of Terra Nullius and black pioneers.
I highly recommend - especially for older Australians who haven't been taught the truth about our dark history.
For so long, Australia's education system has simply ignored our devestating history, ignored the frontier wars, the treatment of the Aboriginals, the disgusting policies of the stolen generations and more.
This book sets out to at least try and lessen the pain that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have felt from having their past ignored, and provide information (backed up with plenty of data) regarding many concepts - including the ones I found most interesting, the concept of Terra Nullius and black pioneers.
I highly recommend - especially for older Australians who haven't been taught the truth about our dark history.