"This book is a hymn of praise to a people who have survived an ordeal which began with the coming of the white man....it is a delight to the eye; it is a source of wisdom to those with the eyes to see it" Professor Manning Clark

"The Land Council is particularly impressed with your sensitive respect for Tiwi culture and traditions, and the manner in which you have portrayed it"  Tiwi Land Council

"To call her colour and black and white large format book a coffee table work would, somehow, be insulting.  The photos convey the natural dignity and honest reality of the life and character of this Aboriginal community." Sunday Times Perth

"...these are the pictures of a master, and if Heide Smith continues in this style, her place in photographic posterity is assured."  Northern Territory News.