Return to Uluru : the hidden history of a murder in Outback Australia
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[New York] : Dutton, [2022].
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x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
305.8991 MCKENN 2022
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Published
[New York] : Dutton, [2022].
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222) and index.
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Inside Cardboard Box 39 at the South Australian Museum’s storage facility lies the forgotten skull of an Aboriginal man who died eighty-five years before. His misspelled name is etched on the crown, but the many bones in boxes around him remain unidentified. Who was Yokununna, and how did he die? His story reveals the layered, exploitative white Australian mindset that has long rendered Aboriginal reality all but invisible. When policeman Bill McKinnon’s Aboriginal prisoners escape in 1934, he’s determined to get them back. Tracking them across the so called "dead heart" of the country, he finds the men at Uluru, a sacred rock formation. What exactly happened there remained a mystery, even after a Commonwealth inquiry. But Mark McKenna’s research uncovers new evidence, getting closer to the truth, revealing glimpses of indigenous life, and demonstrating the importance of this case today. Using McKinnon’s private journal entries, McKenna paints a picture of the police officer's life to better understand how white Australians treat the center of the country and its inhabitants. Return to Uluru dives deeply into one cold case. But it also provides a searing indictment of the historical white supremacy still present in Australia—and has fascinating, illuminating parallels to the growing racial justice movements in the United States.--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

McKenna, M. (2022). Return to Uluru: the hidden history of a murder in Outback Australia . Dutton.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McKenna, Mark, 1959-. 2022. Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia. Dutton.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

McKenna, Mark, 1959-. Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia Dutton, 2022.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

McKenna, Mark. Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia Dutton, 2022.

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