Steve Kinnane has been an active researcher and writer for more than 25 years. He has worked on community-based cultural heritage and development projects and lectured in Indigenous Studies, Sustainability and Australian History. His outputs encompass creative non-fiction and academic analysis published as books, book chapters, journal articles and audiovisual documentaries. He has completed numerous evidence-based research reports for community-based non-government organisations, government and statutory authorities. He co-wrote and co-produced The Coolbaroo Club an ABC TV documentary, awarded the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Human Rights Award for the Arts, and collaborated with Lauren Marsh and Alice Nannup on the completion of When the Pelican Laughed, the story of Mrs Alice Nannup (Fremantle Arts Centre Press). His book, Shadow Lines was awarded the Western Australian (WA) Premier’s Award for Non-Fiction 2004, the Federation of Australian Writer’s Award for Non-Fiction 2004, and The Stanner Award 2004. Steve is a Marda Marda from Miriwoong country in the East Kimberley, and retains strong personal, familial, and professional connections between the Kimberley in the North, and Noongar country in the South West of WA.