DEEP HISTORY

Deep History: Country and Sovereignty explores Indigenous histories across Oceania, revealing how Aboriginal and First Nations peoples’ connection to Country shapes sovereignty beyond colonial narratives. Edited by Ann McGrath and Jackie Huggins, it brings together leading thinkers examining millennia of caring for land, waterways, and skies through practices like walking on Country, gardening, and rock art. This powerful collection invites readers to understand history as living, ongoing, and vital to the planet’s future, affirming Indigenous peoples’ enduring rights and deep ties to Country.