Bibliograph

A question of colour, my journey to belonging, Patricia Lees with Adam C Lees

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A question of colour, my journey to belonging, Patricia Lees with Adam C Lees

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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autobiography

Illustrations

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A question of colour

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Patricia Lees with Adam C Lees

Sub title

my journey to belonging

Summary

The removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families remains a dark chapter in Australia's history. Pattie Lees was just ten years old when she and her four siblings were separated from their mother on the grounds of neglect and placed into State care. Believing she was being shipped and exiled to Africa, Pattie was ultimately fated to spend the rest of her childhood on the island once dubbed 'Australia's Alcatraz' Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement, off the coast of Queensland. A Question of Colour; my journey to belonging provides a firsthand account of Pattie's experiences as a 'fairskinned Aboriginal' during Australia's assimilationist policy era and recounts her survival following a decade of sexual, physical and emotional abuse as a Ward of the State. A Question of Colour is a deeply moving and powerful testimony to the resilience of a young girl, her identity and her journey to belong

Target audience

adult

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