Submitted by Paul Daley on
Tom Murray’s compelling film The Skin of Others recreates the meeting of the Indigenous war veteran and the iconic writer
Australians can learn a lot from the life and experiences of Douglas Grant.
It’s often said that Grant straddles two worlds, the Indigenous and Imperial Australian, but that he could truly belong to neither. But I’ve always thought his life more nuanced, based on what we now know, and worthy of more complex interpretation.
Related: Black diggers are hailed on Anzac Day. But the Indigenous 'Great War' was in Australia | Paul Daley
Related: Banjo Paterson: is his reputation just too big for his country boots?
From Grant we can learn that Australia’s history is nuanced
- Log in to post comments