Naku Dharuk The Bark Petitions: How the People of Yirrkala Changed the Course of Australian Democracy

'This is officially the first history of the Uluru Statement era: the very messy story of power, subjugation and co-existence told by a brilliant historian. Clare Wright pioneers a way forward for the nation, starting with voice. The genesis of the right to be heard started with a bark petition.' Prof. Megan Davis, Scientia Professor and Balnaves Chair in Constitutional Law, UNSW; Harvard Chair in Australian Studies

In 1963—a year of agitation for civil rights worldwide—the Yolŋu of northea...