Author(s): Bruce Pascoe

History

Dark Emu argues for a reconsideration of the 'hunter-gatherer' tag for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians and attempts to rebut the colonial myths that have worked to justify dispossession. Accomplished author Bruce Pascoe provides compelling evidence from the diaries of early explorers that suggests that systems of food production and land management have been blatantly understated in modern retellings of early Aboriginal history, and that a new look at Australia's past is required.

Review by Kat;

'Compulsory reading for all Australians. A comprehensive guide to understanding the environmental impacts colonisation had on the Australian Landscape, and a much needed historical correction to the 'hunter/gatherer' myth peddled by settlers. Pascoe has also eloquently offered a way forward; by introducing Indigenous methods of agriculture he has carved out the best way to help fight climate change from a food production perspective. Outstanding.'

- Kat, Bookseller at Collins Moonee Ponds