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and some facts about our economic
history are introduced into the national
conversation about Aboriginal people, and
thereby encourage a more sophisticated
view than the archetypal one of the native
as perpetual victim with no hope.”
The Tall Man
Chloe Hooper (2010)
The case of Mr Doomadgee’s death
has been one of the most prolonged
investigations in the criminal justice
system for an Indigenous community.
Everything you Need to Know About
the Referendum to Recognise
Indigenous Australians
Megan Davis, George Williams (2015)
This book details how our Constitution
was drafted, and shows how Aboriginal
peoples came to be excluded from the
new political settlement. It explains what
the 1967 referendum achieved and why
discriminatory references remain.
It’s Our Country
Megan Davis, Marcia Langton (Eds) (2016)
A collection of essays by noted Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander thinkers and
leaders, exploring what recognition and
constitutional reform might achieve.
Trustees on Trial
Rosalind Kidd (2006)
Rosalind Kidd uses official
correspondence to reveal the
extraordinary extent of government
controls over Aboriginal wages,
savings, endowments and pensions in
twentieth century Queensland.
A Handful of Sand
Charlie Ward (2016)
50 years ago, a group of striking
Aboriginal stockmen in the remote
Northern Territory heralded a revolution
in the cattle industry and a massive
shift in Aboriginal affairs. Now, after
many years of research, A Handful
of Sand tells the story behind the
Gurindji people’s famous Wave Hill
Walk-off in 1966.
Social Determinants of Indigenous
Health Bronwyn Carson, Terry Dunbar,
Richard D. Chenhall, Ross Bailie (Eds)
(2007)
Highly respected contributors
examine the long-term health impacts
of the Indigenous experience of
dispossession, colonial rule and
racism. They also explore the role
of factors such as poverty, class,
community and social capital, education,
employment and housing, and outline a
framework for effective health interventions.
Rob Riley
Quentin Beresford (2006)
Rob Riley was at the centre of debates that
have polarised views on race relations:
national land rights, the treaty, deaths in
custody, the justice system, native title
and the Stolen Generations. He tragically
took his own life in 1996, weighed down
by trauma and his sense of betrayal by the
Australian political system.
Welcome to Country
Marcia Langton (2018)
This is a completely new and inclusive
guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the
Torres Strait Islands.
Up from the Mission
Noel Pearson (2009)
There are pieces on the apology; on Barack
Obama and black leadership; on Australian
party politics; and on alcoholism, despair
and what can be done to mend Aboriginal
communities that have fallen apart.
Lionel Fogarty: Selected Poems
1980-2017
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