Kabbindi : the Arnhem Land influencer / Dr Jeanne Shaw

"About Lorraine Kabbindi White. From her remote family Outstation in Arnhem Land to a secondary school in Melbourne, Kabbindi's steady voice rises clearly above centuries of racist oppression in Australia. Her grandfather, world-renowned Aboriginal artist, Wamud Namok, taught her to paint and instilled in her a capability to navigate her way in White Australia. This quintessential tale of struggle and redemption is told from the perspective of a privileged white teacher at her Melbourne school. As the debate about a Referendum (to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Australian Constitution) gathers momentum and against the shameful social and political history of Australia since the Invasion, Kabbindi's story emerges as a prototype for reconciliation but redemption? That's a whole new story..."--Back cover.