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Offers a fresh interpretation of the complex relationship between Indigenous and settler Australians during the middle four decades of the twentieth century. Combining the perspectives of political, social and cultural history, the author provides a cogent analysis of how the relationship changed, and the impediments to change.

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Joan Martin was born in the country town of Morawa, Western Australia, in 1941. She was a proud Widi woman whose traditional territory extended from Geraldton eastwards into the salt-lake area. Joan led an exciting and adventurous life, from life in the bush to school in Perth, and back again. This book tells her story.

(Paperback, New)

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Brings together a range of contemporary explorations of Indigenous music and dance in the Torres Strait and the tropical regions of the Northern Territory. This title shows how traditional music and dance have responded to colonial control and to other forces beyond local control. It offers an understanding of the history of Torres Strait music.

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Suitable for teachers and students involved in Aboriginal studies in the upper secondary years and at introductory levels in universities, this title addresses such questions as: What are the Australian Aboriginal languages like How many are there Where are they spoken And, are there dictionaries of Aboriginal languages

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Within its busy urban presence, Melbourne has a rich and complex Aboriginal heritage. Amongst the city landscape lie layers of a turbulent history and an ongoing vibrant culture. But you need to know where to look. Melbourne Dreaming allows you to take guided tours, or to plan your own self-guided walk, from 30 minutes to a whole day.

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(Paperback, New edition)

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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(Paperback)

In the planned colony of South Australia, Aboriginal people were to be British subjects, held accountable for their actions by English law, but fully entitled to its protection. However, the dreams rapidly soured as British law struggled to protect the settlers' interests and failed to protect Aboriginal lives and birthrights.

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(Paperback)

In 2004, Mulrunji Doomadgee's tragic death triggered civil unrest within the Indigenous community of Palm Island. Few Australians know the turbulent history of 'Australia's Alcatraz', a political prison set up to exile Queensland's 'troublesome blacks'. Joanne Watson gives the first substantial history of the island from pre-contact to the present.

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Regarded as one of the great Aboriginal leaders of the modern era, Rob Riley was at the centre of debates that have polarised views on race relations in Australia. Drawing on perspectives from politics and psychology, this title explores Rob's life as a moral protester and the challenges he confronted in trying to change the destiny of a nation.

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Most Australians live on the narrow coastal strip that fringes our island continent. For Aboriginal people a place comes into being each time it is sung. These songs can be for all of us, where Aboriginal stories are overwritten with the grids of roads and towns. One coastal group's experience in maintaining the stories and songs of their country.

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Explores four meanings of the Tagai myth in the life of the Islanders since the mid-nineteenth century. This title examines the social issues involved in the historic Mabo case and to give a picture of the fabric of life of the Mariam people of the Murray Islands, a subgroup of the Torres Strait Islanders.

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(Paperback)

As you look up into the sky at night, you can see many stars. The Wongutha people of the Eastern Goldfields area in Western Australia tell stories about the stars explaining how the stars came to be where they are. Some stars are grouped together and have special names. One of these groups of stars is called the Seven Sisters.

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This is a powerful cross-disciplinary approach to the topic of the power of knowledge and the resonance of tradition as they relate to indigenous studies. This collection covers diverse topics such as art practice, pastoralism, sea laws, native title, culture, change and tradition.

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Tells the story of William Cooper and the Australian Aborigine's League. It reveals their passionate struggle against dispossession and displacement and their fight to be citizens in their own country. Includes the most significant moments in Cooper's political career and the principles he drew on in his campaigning.

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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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Offers an exploration of the complex roles played by white women in Australian Indigenous histories. This title showcases some of the interesting work in Australia on gender and cross-cultural history. It highlights the work of a woman involved in Aboriginal issues, and with Aboriginal people.