Title: Yellamundie: Voices and Faces of First Nations People in Sydney

Author: Michelle McGrath

Reviewer: Rhonda Bruce

Audience: Secondary Students

"Keep an open heart. Learn some of our strengths. Don't step on eggshells, get in there and meet people. Together, we have to take this to the next level. Our culture isn't meant to be just ours - our culture is meant to be all of ours to share. You can belong to these thousands of years as well" (P 90) 

In the Dharug language, "Yellamundie" means storyteller.

This wonderful collection of stories from 30 of Sydney's Indigenous people reflects upon their past and shows how they embrace the future, which is strongly embedded in their culture. Although confronting and sad at a times, their stories give them a strong voice in informing readers of the traditions of their people and their process of healing so that we may move into the future together. 

Recommended for Secondary Students as a quality text by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors