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Stephany Evans Steggall’s book is an important insight into the treatment of Aboriginal people in the early days of colonial Queensland. The Politician and the Pedestrian was selected as an important work of cultural significance by the First Nations Writers Festival in 2025. The Politician and the Pedestrian is a fascinating fictionalised account of two men, one white and one Aboriginal, who grew up on Jimbour Station on the western Darling Downs, then owned by the Bell family. The white boy was the eldest son, Joshua Bell, known as Master Joey. The Aboriginal boy was called Sambo Combo. This is …read more
Jeannie Little is an Aboriginal woman who grew up in Mapoon, an Aboriginal mission on the west coast of Cape York in far north Queensland. Her mother belonged to the Waanyi people who live in the area around Doomadgee in the Northern Territory. Her mother had been taken from her family and moved to Mapoon, thus becoming one of the Stolen Generation. Jeannie has named her book “Waanyi Away”, in recognition of her mother’s story. The family moved to Thursday Island at the tip of Cape York, where Jeannie went to school and worked towards her dream of becoming a …read more
Wordfix recently produced a beautiful art and story book by talented Aboriginal artist, Brenda Pearson. Brenda’s stories about her travels to the bushland, Dreaming stories, and stories about North Queensland flora and fauna, are beautifully illustrated by her paintings and drawings. Brenda has a great affinity for the natural beauty of North Queensland, including the Great Barrier Reef. “Travel to the Bushland” was published by Jabiru Publishing in 2016. Available from www.jabirupublishing.com.au.