A First Nations Elder shares his extraordinary story of finding kindness in the midst of prejudice, and joy in living life to the full'A powerful tale that tells a different story of our country' Bruce Pascoe'A great Australian book about a great Australian' Paul Kennedy'Told with heart' Ali Cobby Eckermann'Destined to become a classic' Phillip Adams'Welcome to m...

A First Nations Elder shares his extraordinary story of finding kindness in the midst of prejudice, and joy in living life to the full.Welcome to my story.I didn't learn a lot in school, not in the classroom, anyway. But I learned a lot from life.'Always remember you're as good as anybody else,' Vince's mother, Kate, often told him. And he was, becoming a champion footballer and premiership-winning coach. But change was in the air,...

Vince Copley was born on a government mission into poverty in 1936. By the time he was 15, five of his family had died. But at a home for Aboriginal boys, he befriended future leaders Charlie Perkins, John Moriarty and Gordon Briscoe. They were friendships that would last a lifetime. 'Always remember you're as good as anybody else,' his mother, Kate, often told him. And he was, a champion footballer and premiership-winning coach. But change was in the air, and Copley knew he had more to co...