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Thomas Mayor Thomas Mayor i(15899885 works by)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Torres Strait Islander
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BiographyHistory

Thomas Mayor is a Torres Strait Islander activist. He was raised on Larrakia land in Darwin. He as been the secretary of the Northern Territory branch of the Maritime Union of Australia.

Most Referenced Works

Personal Awards

2019 shortlisted The Horne Prize for A Dream That Cannot Be Denied

Awards for Works

y separately published work icon Finding Our Heart : A Story about the Uluru Statement for Young Australians Melbourne : Hardie Grant Travel , 2020 20868400 2020 single work picture book children's

'’When we all came together at Uluru, we invited all Australian people to accept our voice and culture as a gift.’

'Can you help us find the heart of the nation?

'A book about understanding Australia’s past, so we can have a shared future.'

Source: Publisher's blurb. 

2021 shortlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Book of the Year for Younger Children
2021 longlisted Indie Awards Children's
y separately published work icon Finding the Heart of the Nation : The Journey of the Uluru Statement towards Voice, Treaty and Truth Richmond : Explore Australia , 2019 17443442 2019 single work non-fiction

'This is a book for all Australians.

'Since the Uluru Statement from the Heart was formed in 2017, Thomas Mayor has travelled around the country to promote its vision of a better future for Indigenous Australians. He’s visited communities big and small, often with the Uluru Statement canvas rolled up in a tube under his arm.

'Through the story of his own journey and interviews with 20 key people, Thomas taps into a deep sense of our shared humanity. The voices within these chapters make clear what the Uluru Statement is and why it is so important. And Thomas hopes you will be moved to join them, along with the growing movement of Australians who want to see substantive constitutional change.

'Thomas believes that we will only find the heart of our nation when the First peoples – the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders – are recognised with a representative Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2020 longlisted Booksellers Choice Award Adult Nonfiction Book of the Year
2020 longlisted Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Australian Illustrated Book of the Year
2020 shortlisted Indie Awards Illustrated Non-fiction
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