A concise, direct account of Aboriginal identity, rights and political struggle in contemporary Australia.

Drawing from her life and public record, it moves through family, culture, education, representation, constitutional recognition, racism, public life and the long work of insisting on rights in a country very good at turning justice into paperwork.

Cooper writes from lived experience without letting the book collapse into personal testimony alone. The strength here is its accessibility: it gives readers an entry point into First Nations politics without sanding off the structural reality underneath. A useful, readable title for anyone thinking through Australian identity, civic responsibility, and the gap between national self-image and actual history. Tiny book, large bruise.

Monash University Publishing paperback, 2022. Very good copy with light shelf wear.