<p>Steve has taught for over 25 years, is an advocate of Aboriginal education and has worked with Indigenous students to connect them with their stories, both past and present.</p><p>Before that, he worked in video production, producing the Bundjalung Storm-water Education Project, with Indigenous students from Ballina, Lismore, Casino and Kyogle, and a short film, 'Small Man, Hairy Man', that recreates a Bundjalung man's encounter with a 'hairy man', a small Yeti-like creature.</p><p>Steve is an advocate for Reconciliation. His novel series, 'Australia's Black History', is a truth telling of our shared past. 'Savages' is Steve's third published novel.</p>