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Records the author's early years and education, his time at the front in the Second World War and his banishment to a labour camp during which period he began to formulate his theories about early human society.

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Reveals the ancient past of Aboriginal Australians to be one of long-term changes in social relationships and traditions, as well as the active management and manipulation of the environment. This title looks beyond the stereotype of Aboriginal people as 'hunter-gatherers' and charts fresh agendas for Australian Aboriginal archaeology.

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Osborne focuses on the Torres Strait Islander peoples' evolving struggles for recognition of their unique Indigenous island identities. She records the peoples' collective passive resistance as well as the successful Border No Change protest and explores the debates centering on their struggle to recover their rights.

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Between 1942 and 1945, Torres Strait Islander women experienced the fears and uncertainties of living virtually on Australia's front line during the Pacific War. Some were forcibly evacuated with their children to the mainland, where they found themselves still restricted as to where and how they could live.

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Reflects the complexity of the issues needing to be resolved on the road to a treaty and emanates from a reconciliation convention attended by Aboriginal leaders in Melbourne in May 2000. This title covers sovereignty constitutional law, relevance of a treaty in the Torres Strait, perspectives from Indigenous youth and more.

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Unpicking official dealings on the huge trust funds compiled from private income and community endeavours, this title shows how governments used these finances to their advantage, while families and communises struggled in poverty.

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A comparative approach to the Indigeneity and the experience of colonisation. From Australia to the Solomons, to the USA to Canada, the experience of colonisation in those colonies involved either the introduction of a common law system or an introduced civil law system.

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Discusses the water crisis from a unique perspective - the intimate stories of love and loss from the perspectives of Aboriginal people who know the inland rivers as their traditional country. These experiences bring a fresh narrative to contemporary water debates, and how we should look to more sustainable ways to live in Australia.

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Rita Huggins was stolen from her country as a child, and taken to the Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve. From that time, Rita had the desire to make something better for herself, her family, and the Aboriginal people. The 1960s ushered in important days in Aboriginal politics. This title shows these years as well as contemporary Aboriginal activism.

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Explores how Indigenous men understand their lives, their health and their culture. Using conversations, stories and art, this title shows how Kimberley desert communities have a cultural value and relationship described as kanyirninpa or holding.