Characters
The protagonist of the story
Dek
The news that everyone is talking about when Dek arrives at school
Old Henry is dead and the 12s are missing
What word does this define
A fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing
Stereotype
Group of Aboriginal people belonging to one Country
Mob
Theme this quote represents
“I was always taught don’t choose anything over family.”
Family
The tracker that Dek goes searching with
Grandfather
Dek wants to do this instead of look for the 12s
Play footy
What word does this define
Someone recognised by their community by their wisdom, skills and knowledge
Elder
Spiritual belief system of Aboriginal people
Dreaming
Theme this quote represents
“I mean the boys and I had done some graffiti on some signs on our way home a week or two ago. Low level, incidental mischief in between hardcore training.”
Youth crime
Dek's cousin who was on the bus
Brooklyn
The reason Dek, Grandfather and Officer Thomas stop on the highway
A drunk driver caused a car crash
What word does this define
The act of taking control of an area or a country that is not your own
Colonisation
A type of 4WD
Troopy
Theme this quote represents
A rage spreads through my body every time I think about the way he’d been treated though… My grandfather deserves the respect to be heard, listened to, believed… maybe even helped a little now he’s in his old age dealing with the scars of that time.
Racism
Willum
What Dek and Grandfather steal
The troopy
What word does this define
Discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity
Racism
A town or area that doesn't allow alcohol
Dry community
Theme this quote represents
“It’s Aboriginal way to share a catch with your family so we always have fresh barra or beef or turkey or goanna or something coming in”
Culture
The spoiled rich girl that killed a kid
Hannah
Caused the bus crash
Swerved to avoid a bird
What word does this define
People being taken away or forced from their land, their economic base, their way of life and cultures
Dispossession
Selling illegal alcohol
Sly grogging
Theme this quote represents
Grandfather has told me how equal pay didn’t even come in till the late sixties or early seventies and that many station owners just kicked the blakfellas off their stations instead of paying them fairly. Grandfather had been involved in the land rights movement in the early seventies so that didn’t do him any favours getting work again at that time.
Injustice