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But I'll tell instead of brave and fine
When lives of black and white entwine.
And men in brotherhood combine,
This would I tell you, son of mine.


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The scrubs are gone, the hunting and the laughter.
The eagle is gone, the emu and the kangaroo are gone from this place.
The bora ring is gone.
The corroboree is gone.
And we are going.


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My son, your troubled eyes search mine,
Puzzled and hurt by colour line.
Your black skin as soft as velvet shine;
What can I tell you, son of mine?


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Let no-one say the past is dead, the past is all about us and within.

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Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Oodgeroo Noonuccal

Born: November 3, 1920
Died: September 16, 1993 (aged 72)
Bio: Oodgeroo Noonuccal was an Australian poet, political activist, artist and educator. She was also a campaigner for Aboriginal rights. Oodgeroo was best known for her poetry, and was the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of verse.
Known for:
  1. Stradbroke Dreamtime (1972)
  2. The dawn is at hand (1966)
  3. My People: A Kath Walker Collection (1970)
  4. Father Sky and Mother Earth (1981)
  5. Dreamtime (1972)

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