AustLit
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Cover image courtesy of publisher.See full AustLit entry'As uncomfortable as it is, we need to reckon with our history. On January 26, no Australian can really look away. There are the hard questions we ask of ourselves on Australia Day.
'Since publishing his critically acclaimed, Walkley Award-winning, bestselling memoir Talking to My Country in early 2016, Stan Grant has been crossing the country, talking to huge crowds everywhere about how racism is at the heart of our history and the Australian dream.
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Stan Grant's father was a Wiradjuri man and his mother was a Kamilaroi woman. Grant's childhood was spent travelling from place to place while his father searched for work. When his family moved to Canberra they stayed there and he was able to stay in school. While a young man, Grant spoke with Marcia Langton who helped him to realise that he could dream, and that his dreams could become real.
With Langton's encouragement, Grant attended the University of New South Wales where he studied politics and sociology.
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Listen to this conversation between Stan Grant and Richard Fidler broadcast:
https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/stan-grant-australia-day/11022976
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Stan Grant on 'Australia Day'
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305218The Wiradjuri nation is the largest cultural footprint in New South Wales, and the second largest group, geographically in Australia.The Wiradjuri people, are known as the 'people of the three rivers' who are originally from the area in Central New South Wales that is bordered by the Lachlan, Macquarie and Murrumbidgee rivers.
The BlackWords team have so far identified over one hundred and fifty authors who identify as Wiradjuri. Prominent Wiradjuri writers include Kevin Gilbert, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Anita Heiss, Joy Williams, and Tara June Winch. Some of those writers and their works are listed below.
This trail introduces Wiradjuri writers, storytellers, and works.
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