We are located in the Todd Mall which is in the city centre.
Address
Shop A, 79 Todd Mall, Alice Springs NT 0870
Summer Hours
Monday to Friday
9am to 5.00pm
Saturday
9am to 2.00pm
Sundays
Closed
Red Kangaroo Books is an independent bookstore in Alice Springs and has been trading for over decade. Our bookstore specialises in Australian and Indigenous books and serves a varied community of readers. We stock a large range of books that cover Indigenous history and art; Indigenous language books; local and regional history; biographies of local and larger-than-life heroes; fiction; children's books; and flora, fauna and natural history books. We believe we are the only bricks-and-mortar bookshop still standing between Port Augusta, Darwin, Broome and Broken Hill.
In the wake of the international success of TEN CANOES, Rolf de Heer has collaborated again with the Ramingining community of north Arnhem Land in making this series of twelve short documentaries that together paint a visual and audio portrait of the people, history, culture and place of the Yolngu people.
"We live in Arnhem Land, in Northern Territory of Australia. For a long time our people been wanting to show our culture to the world. We made that film, TEN CANOES. That was really the beginning of it.
"So now here is our culture, our place, our history .... here is 12 CANOES. Different stories, 12 of them ... Creation, and First White Men, all different parts of our history ... The Swamp, and The Seasons, and Plants and Animals, all about where we live ... Kinship and Language and Nowadays, how we live today. And more than that.
"Everything put together is one story. It is us, like a painting of our story".
Produced in collaboration with Molly Reynolds, Marshall Heald and the Ramingining community of north Arnhem Land.
2 DVD SET: 12 CANOES [66 mins] + DVD of EXTRAS
2009 ATOM award-winner - Best Indigenous Resource
Year: 2008
Classification: PG
Runtime: 66 min
Produced In: Australia
Directed By: Rolf De Heer
Produced By: Molly Reynolds, Rolf De Heer
We are a family owned local business with a passion for reading, all things books and supporting Australian and local authors. We love getting to know our customers and finding just the 'right' book for them. Our staff have the same commitment to service that we do and can offer suggestions on demand! Our focus is on Australian and regional. We have an extensive collection of books and DVDs about Indigenous culture, language and history. We also have a carefully curated selection of international authors. If we do not have what you need, we will make every effort to get it in for you. When you spend money with us, you are contributing to the local economy - but our customers tell us they shop with us because they love our range of books and our service.
We are located in the Todd Mall which is in the city centre.
Summer Hours
Monday to Friday
9am to 5.00pm
Saturday
9am to 2.00pm
Sundays
Closed