There are many unsung heroines in Black Australia, and Alice is one of them. At the time of its publication, When the Pelican Laughed was a landmark work that exposed what white Australians are reluctant to face – that is, the extent to which Aboriginal workers were effectively, and actually, slaves. A natural-born storyteller, Alice was born in the Pilbara in the early 20th century. Stolen from her home at a young age, she was first taken to Moore River Settlement before being forced into...