In this talk, Bruce Pascoe explores how accepting the full truth of Australian history, particularly the agricultural practices of First Nations peoples (and promoting their leadership), can guide us toward a more sustainable future. By reviving and cultivating native perennial grains, we can sequester carbon, restore degraded landscapes, and still enjoy staples like bread. This is a journey of ecological repair, cultural renewal and practical solutions grounded in deep time.
Join Bruce Pascoe for a fascinating talk!
Published and Edited Australian Short Stories magazine1982-1999, winner Australian Literature Award (Shark) 1999, Radio National Short Story 1998, FAW Short Story 2010, Prime Minister’s Award for Literature (Yong Adult) 2013, NSW Premier’s Book of the Year, Dark Emu, 2016. Books include : Night Animals, Fox, Ruby Eyed Coucal, Shark, Ocean, Earth, Bloke, Cape Otway, Convincing Ground, Little Red Yellow and Black Book, Fog a dox and Dark Emu.
Yuin, Bunurong and Tasmanian man. Board member of First Languages Australia. Past Secretary Bidwell-Maap Aboriginal Nation. Board member Twofold Aboriginal Corporation. His most recent books are: Loving Country and Young Dark Emu.
Other books: Bloke, published by Penguin in 2009, Chainsaw File, Oxford, 2010, Fog; a dox, Magabala, 2012. ( 2013 PM’s Award, and shortlisted for the WA Premier’s Award and the Deadlies Award). Dark Emu the history of Aboriginal agriculture was published in 2014 and was shortlisted in the Victorian and Queensland Literature awards and won the NSW Premier’s book of the Year, 2016. Sea Horse, young adult novel, Magabala 2015, Mrs Whitlam, YA, 2016. Australia Council Award for Lifetime achievement in Literature 2018, Australian Humanist Award 2021.
Lives in Mallacoota, Far East Gippsland. Two children, four grandchildren.
