In the novel how is sense of home portrayed?

This is a story about the indigenous natives of Australia, the Aborigines. With almost any story about indigenous cultures within an oppressive society ruled by colonial majority, themes related self-identity and the imposition of identity by the oppressive majority become a driving force. This is doubly so in stories where the main characters are rootless, drifters, or subjugated to lives of enforced or coerced segregation and isolation. In this particular case, all conditions apply. As far as the particularities of the Aboriginal culture goes, one can even present a strong case that they remain at a level of oppression even more egregious than that applicable to Native Americans.