Deep History: Country and Sovereignty is a collection of thought-provoking writings on the tussle between colonial and First Nations histories and sovereignties. It is much more than a scholarly work and is accessible yet challenging to all who have pondered how these two vastly different accounts and perspectives of history can be reconciled. This compendium is expertly edited by leading historians and thinkers – internationally renowned ANU scholar, Professor Ann McGrath, and Bidjara elder of the Carnarvon Gorge area and UQ Professor Jackie Huggins. Each chapter features leading historians and thinkers from Australia, New Zealand and throughout the Pacific who break down complex concepts and give compelling reasons for taking a long-term view of Indigenous pasts that go beyond human memory, rather than limiting ourselves to a colonial perspective.
Awareness leads to action, and action leads to change.
