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The Yield by Tara June Winch follows the Indigenous Australian Gondiwindi family as they strive to save their home and culture from colonial forces. Through Albert “Poppy” Gondiwindi's dictionary entries of Wiradjuri words, his granddaughter August's return for his funeral, and historical letters from Father Ferdinand Greenleaf, the narrative explores their fight against a tin mine's development on their land. The novel contains depictions including settler violence, forced assimilation, and abuses against Indigenous peoples.