My Side of the Bridge

"I want you to imagine your way back to the year of 1840 on the Port Adelaide River. Just think what it would have looked like then... All the land along the coast to Outer Harbor and along the Port River was Kaurna land. They called it Yerta Bulti..." Veronica Brodie is an Aboriginal woman of Ngarrindjeri and Kaurna descent, who grew up under the authority of the Aborigine's Protection Board. She tells her story with humour and passion as she recounts the struggles of Aboriginal life - struggles that continue even today. This book is a testament to the rich and enduring journey of Auntie Veronica's life which saw her rewarded by NAIDOC as Aboriginal Elder of the year 2001.