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Koorie Heritage TrustBook, Bird, Greta, The 'civilizing mission' : race and the construction of crime, 1987
... -- Australia. | Aboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Criminal... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...Analysis of dispossession and marginalization as a socio-political construction of Aboriginal crime, particularly summary offences; Relations with police and role of ALS; alcohol and crime; role of customary law. "The object of my research was to discover whether Australian Aborigines were being arrested, convicted and imprisoned at a rate, vis a vis whites, that was statistically significant, and if so, whether there were any discernable causes for this involvement in the criminal system." A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge.[ii], 67 p. ; bib.; notes; 30 cm.Analysis of dispossession and marginalization as a socio-political construction of Aboriginal crime, particularly summary offences; Relations with police and role of ALS; alcohol and crime; role of customary law. "The object of my research was to discover whether Australian Aborigines were being arrested, convicted and imprisoned at a rate, vis a vis whites, that was statistically significant, and if so, whether there were any discernable causes for this involvement in the criminal system." A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge.aboriginal australians -- crime. | criminal justice, administration of -- australia. | race discrimination -- australia. | discrimination in criminal justice administration -- australia. | aboriginal australians -- south australia -- criminal justice system. | aboriginal australians -- western australia -- criminal justice system. | criminal justice, administration of -- south australia. | criminal justice, administration of -- western australia. -
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Article - Thesis, Bird, Greta, The 'Civilising Mission': Race and the Construction of Aboriginal Crime in Australia, 1984
... Aboriginal Crime in Australia... -- Australia. | Aboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Criminal... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...Analysis of dispossession and marginalization as a socio-political construction of Aboriginal crime, particularly summary offences; Relations with police and role of ALS; alcohol and crime; role of customary law. "The object of my research was to discover whether Australian Aborigines were being arrested, convicted and imprisoned at a rate, vis a vis whites, that was statistically significant, and if so, whether there were any discernable causes for this involvement in the criminal system." A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge.[ii], 67 p. ; bib.; notes; 30 cm.Analysis of dispossession and marginalization as a socio-political construction of Aboriginal crime, particularly summary offences; Relations with police and role of ALS; alcohol and crime; role of customary law. "The object of my research was to discover whether Australian Aborigines were being arrested, convicted and imprisoned at a rate, vis a vis whites, that was statistically significant, and if so, whether there were any discernable causes for this involvement in the criminal system." A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge.aboriginal australians -- crime. | criminal justice, administration of -- australia. | race discrimination -- australia. | discrimination in criminal justice administration -- australia. | aboriginal australians -- south australia -- criminal justice system. | aboriginal australians -- western australia -- criminal justice system. | criminal justice, administration of -- south australia. | criminal justice, administration of -- western australia. -
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Journal - Serials, Department of Pacific and Southeast Asian History, Australian National University, Aboriginal History - Volume 03. 1-2 1979, 1979
... -- Australia -- Periodicals. | Aboriginal Australians -- Missions... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...A series of articles on Aboriginal History by well-known historians.166p.; footnotes; bib.; ports.; facsimiles; 25 cm.A series of articles on Aboriginal History by well-known historians.aboriginal australians -- periodicals. | ethnology -- australia -- periodicals. | aboriginal australians -- missions -- new south wales | religions - christianity - missions | religions - christianity - missionaries | music - vocal | literature and stories - story telling and story tellers | language - texts and translations - aboriginal to non-aboriginal language | art - rock art - painting | photography - ethnographic | ceremonies | literature and stories - story telling and story tellers | world war, 1939-1945 -- participation, aboriginal australian. | aboriginal australian soldiers. | aboriginal australians -- northern territory -- arnhem land. | defence - world war ii | religions - christianity - lutheran church | religions - christianity - missions | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1851- | settlement and contacts - colonisation - 1851- | government policy - initial period and protectionism - 1851-1900 | government policy - state and territory - queensland | animals - invertebrates - crustacea and molluscs - beche-de-mer / trepang | -
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Booklet, Aboriginal Affairs (Association), On Aboriginal Affairs, 1962
... Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions -- Periodicals... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...A bi-monthly news sheet distributed by "Aboriginal Affairs" a voluntary association which acts as an exchange for items relating to the welfare and advancement of people of Aboriginal descent. Aboriginals, Australia - Land, history. No. 12 Cummeragunga - new policy no. 11. Assimilation - issues - National Missionary Council No. 917 no. ; 22 cm.A bi-monthly news sheet distributed by "Aboriginal Affairs" a voluntary association which acts as an exchange for items relating to the welfare and advancement of people of Aboriginal descent. Aboriginals, Australia - Land, history. No. 12 Cummeragunga - new policy no. 11. Assimilation - issues - National Missionary Council No. 9aboriginal australians -- social conditions -- periodicals. | aboriginal australians -- government policy -- periodicals. | aboriginal australians, treatment of -- periodicals. -
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Book, Brennan, Frank, 1954, Sharing the country : the case for an agreement between black and white Australians, 1991
... Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure. | Aboriginal... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians -- Land ...Frank Brennan, a lawyer, Jesuit priest and Aboriginal affairs advisor to Australia's Catholic bishops, explains what needs to be done in law and social justice to create an agreement for the future between black and white Australians.176 p. ; 20 cm.Frank Brennan, a lawyer, Jesuit priest and Aboriginal affairs advisor to Australia's Catholic bishops, explains what needs to be done in law and social justice to create an agreement for the future between black and white Australians.aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | aboriginal australians -- civil rights. | aboriginal australians -- government relations. -
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Report, Sutherland, Johanna et al, Addressing the key issues for reconciliation, 1993
... aboriginal australians -- government relations...Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (Australia)... Russell Street Melbourne melbourne aboriginal australians ...Overview of key issue papers no. 1-8 Reprinted March 1994ISBN: 0644328436aboriginal australians -- government relations, torres strait islanders -- government relations, torres strait islanders -- legal status: laws: etc, aboriginal australians -- legal status: laws: etc, aboriginal australians -- treatment, torres strait islanders -- treatment -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Jackomos, Alick,Fowell, Derek, Forgotten Heroes: Aborigines At War From The Somme To Vietnam
... Australia - Armed Forces - Aboriginal Australians - History... Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Aboriginal Australians ...Victorian aborigines distinguished themselves at war overseas and on the home front this century. Many of them came from a long tradition of warriors; their forebears waged war last century on the European settles who had occupied their traditional homelands.Victorian aborigines distinguished themselves at war overseas and on the home front this century. Many of them came from a long tradition of warriors; their forebears waged war last century on the European settles who had occupied their traditional homelands.aboriginal australians - biography, australia - armed forces - aboriginal australians - history -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesKit, Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service et al, Aboriginal English in the courts kit : a report on Aboriginal English in the courts, 2007
... etc. English language -- Dialects -- Australia. Aboriginal.... English language -- Dialects -- Australia. Aboriginal Australians ...The overall objective of this report is to collate information about Aboriginal English in order to inform future staff training and resources for people working in the courts, including solicitors and magistrates. Features Radio National transcript from Lingua Franca program, and content by Diane Eades.tables, sample legal letters, pamphlets, information cardaustralia -- trials, litigation, etc. english language -- dialects -- australia. aboriginal australians -- social life and customs. law -- australia -- language -- handbooks, manuals, etc. aboriginal australians -- criminal justice system. -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Sarah Pritchard, Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations and human rights, 1998
... etc. Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights. Aboriginal... peoples -- Legal status laws etc. Aboriginal Australians -- Civil ...Introduction: The significance of international law /? Sarah Pritchard.-- Linking international standards with contemporary concerns of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples /? Mick Dodson.-- The UN Charter-based human rights system: The UN Charter-based human rights system: an overview /? Garth Nettheim.-- Working Group on Indigenous Populations: mandate, standard-setting activities and future perspectives /? Sarah Pritchard.-- The UN treaty-based human rights system and individual complaints: The UN treaty-based human rights system: an overview /? Hilary Charlesworth.-- Individual complaints: an overview and admissibility requirements /? Hilary Charlesworth.-- Individual complaints: historical perspectives and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights /? Philip Alston.-- Individual communications under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Elizabeth Evatt.-- Individual communications: the Convention against Torture and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination /? Michael O'Flaherty.-- The UN treaty-based human rights system and periodic reporting: Periodic reporting: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child /? Philip Alston.-- Periodic reporting: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women /? Elizabeth Evatt .-- The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: non-governmental input and the early warning and urgent procedure /? Michael O'Flaherty.-- Indigenous peoples and some relevant human rights standards: Substantive provisions of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination /? Michael O'Flaherty.-- The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Indigenous peoples /? Sarah Pritchard.united nations -- history. indigenous peoples -- legal status, laws, etc. aboriginal australians -- civil rights. aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. human rights. -
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Book, Beveridge, Peter, The Aborigines of Victoria and Riverina, 1889
... Aboriginal Australians -- Victoria. | Aboriginal... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...The author arrived in Victoria at the age of 10 years in 1839. His family gave their name to the Victorian town. He and his brother settled at 'Tyntynder' outside Swan Hill in 1845. His brother was killed by Aborigines. Brought into daily contact with the Aborigines of the area he gradually acquired their language and was permitted to learn much denied to other whites. By 1883 he had amassed a large amount of information which he put into the form of a Paper, read before the Royal Society of New South Wales. This paper may be regarded as the skeleton of the volume now publishjed. Victoria -- Riverina Aboriginals, Victoria -Swan Hill region. Lifestyle; customs and beliefs. Tyntynder(Vic) Aboriginals - Murray River tribes; language; magic; religion and practices.191p.; vocab. list; The author arrived in Victoria at the age of 10 years in 1839. His family gave their name to the Victorian town. He and his brother settled at 'Tyntynder' outside Swan Hill in 1845. His brother was killed by Aborigines. Brought into daily contact with the Aborigines of the area he gradually acquired their language and was permitted to learn much denied to other whites. By 1883 he had amassed a large amount of information which he put into the form of a Paper, read before the Royal Society of New South Wales. This paper may be regarded as the skeleton of the volume now publishjed. Victoria -- Riverina Aboriginals, Victoria -Swan Hill region. Lifestyle; customs and beliefs. Tyntynder(Vic) Aboriginals - Murray River tribes; language; magic; religion and practices.aboriginal australians -- victoria. | aboriginal australians -- murray river valley (n.s.w.-s.a.) -
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Book, Briar, Tibby; as told to Phyllis Collie, Tibby Briar my story, 1989
... 1928-1989. | Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales.... | Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Social life and customs ...26 P.; ill,; port.; map; 21 cm.briar, tibby, 1928-1989. | aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- social life and customs. | aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- biography. -
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Booklet, Kelly, Howard (Victorian SEMP Race and Ethnic Relations team) et al, Black Conditions, 1978
... Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions. | Aboriginal... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...A study of Aboriginal communities and the living conditions of Aborigines. A social justice booklet.28 p.; ill.; 28 cm.A study of Aboriginal communities and the living conditions of Aborigines. A social justice booklet.aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- housing. | -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, You and me living together : the story of Aboriginal land rights, 2001
... Aboriginal Australians -- History -- Juvenile literature... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...Aboriginal land rights then and now. Traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers ovetook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. In this book, the story of Aboriginal land rights, then and now, is told. Read about traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers overtook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. -- Back cover.32 p. : ill. (some col.), map, ports. ; 28 cm.Aboriginal land rights then and now. Traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers ovetook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. In this book, the story of Aboriginal land rights, then and now, is told. Read about traditional Aboriginal concepts of land and caring for land, and how European settlers overtook the land, using it for their own purposes and changing it forever. Learn about the land wars that occurred, the years on the reserves and missions and the struggle of Aboriginal people to reclaim their lands. -- Back cover.aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure -- juvenile literature. -
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Booklet, Blake, Thom et al, The Uniting Church and Aborigines, 1984
... Uniting Church in Australia. | Aboriginal Australians.... | Aboriginal Australians -- Religion. | Aboriginal Australians -- Civil ...Gives the Uniting Church's position on many questions posed by other rces on Aboriginals. «xplains clearly some of the misconceptions on rights and reconciliation.33 P.Gives the Uniting Church's position on many questions posed by other rces on Aboriginals. «xplains clearly some of the misconceptions on rights and reconciliation.uniting church in australia. | aboriginal australians -- religion. | aboriginal australians -- civil rights. -
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Document - Report, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, The first step : a report on the initial community consultations on the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, 1992
... -- Australia. | Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions... into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. | Prisoners Aboriginal Australian ...In October 1987, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was established to find out why so many Aboriginal people were dying in prison - 99 between January 1980 and May 1989 alone. Since then, tragically, there have been another 25 deaths. The findings of the Royal Commission and its recommendations have been widely publicised since their release in May 1991. They catalogue the terrible history of dispossession and oppression of our people. The Commission makes 339 recommendations on how the past hurt and current disadvantage of the Aboriginal people can be redressed... The main themes to emerge not surprisingly, underline many of the issues raised in the Royal Commission's Final Report - the plight of families of the deceases, Aboriginal / police relations, the lack of access to land, substance abuse, appalling health, inadequate housing, and the pressing need to provide education and employment for our youth.41 p. ; 25 cm.In October 1987, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was established to find out why so many Aboriginal people were dying in prison - 99 between January 1980 and May 1989 alone. Since then, tragically, there have been another 25 deaths. The findings of the Royal Commission and its recommendations have been widely publicised since their release in May 1991. They catalogue the terrible history of dispossession and oppression of our people. The Commission makes 339 recommendations on how the past hurt and current disadvantage of the Aboriginal people can be redressed... The main themes to emerge not surprisingly, underline many of the issues raised in the Royal Commission's Final Report - the plight of families of the deceases, Aboriginal / police relations, the lack of access to land, substance abuse, appalling health, inadequate housing, and the pressing need to provide education and employment for our youth.australia. royal commission into aboriginal deaths in custody. | prisoners, aboriginal australian. | prisoners, aboriginal australian -- death. | prisoners, aboriginal australian -- mortality. | prisons and race relations -- australia. | police -- complaints against -- australia. | aboriginal australians -- social conditions. | aboriginal australians -- criminal justice system. -
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Book, Bonwick, James, William Buckley : the wild white man, and his Port Phillip black friends, 1856
... 1780-1856. | Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and.... | Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs. | Aboriginal ...7-97 p.; 21 cm.buckley, william, 1780-1856. | aboriginal australians -- social life and customs. | aboriginal australians -- victoria -- history. -
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Book, Butt, Peter et al, Mabo : what the High Court said, 1993
... etc. | Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure.... | Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure. | Aboriginal Australians ...This book sets out the High Court Mabo decision in plain English, giving everyone the chance to read the case for themselves. It reduces the judgements to less than a third of their original length. It avoids repetition, translates legalese into English and gathers the judgement into chapters and themes. It looks at the specific issues raised by the High Court judges including terra nullius, Crown sovereignty, land ownership, naive title and protecting native title under the Racial Dicrimination Act.93 p. : ill., 1 port. ; 20 cm.This book sets out the High Court Mabo decision in plain English, giving everyone the chance to read the case for themselves. It reduces the judgements to less than a third of their original length. It avoids repetition, translates legalese into English and gathers the judgement into chapters and themes. It looks at the specific issues raised by the High Court judges including terra nullius, Crown sovereignty, land ownership, naive title and protecting native title under the Racial Dicrimination Act.australia. high court. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | australia. racial discrimination act 1975 | native title - cases - mabo | law - relation to anglo australian law | law - jurisprudence | native title - extinguishment | race relations - racial discrimination - anti discrimination - legislation. | mabo, edward, 1936-1992. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | mabo, edward, 1936-1992 -- trials, litigation, etc. | australia. high court. mabo and others v. state of queensland. | native title (australia) | torres strait islanders -- land tenure. | torres strait islanders -- legal status, laws, etc. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure. | aboriginal australians -- legal status, laws, etc. | land tenure -- law and legislation -- australia. | queensland -- trials, litigation, etc. -
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Book, Robinson, Roland coll, The Nearest the white man gets : Aboriginal narratives and poems of New South Wales, 1989
... Aboriginal Australians -- New South Wales -- Folklore... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians -- New ...He brings together thirty-nine Aboriginal narratives and poems. collected whilst travelling in outback Australia.96 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.He brings together thirty-nine Aboriginal narratives and poems. collected whilst travelling in outback Australia.aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- folklore. | aboriginal australians -- new south wales -- poetry. -
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Journal - Serials, Aboriginal History Incorporated, Aboriginal History - Volume 31. 2007, 2007
... Aboriginal Australians -- Periodicals. | Ethnology...Aboriginal History Inc, Canberra, Australia.... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...A series of articles by leading writers on Aboriginal History. The article on Aboriginal burials discusses the findings of various early explorers; anthropologists and observers on the burials and practices associated with death in south-eastern Australia.iii-vi; 214; 7 articles; notes and docs. .6; reviews 181-188P.A series of articles by leading writers on Aboriginal History. The article on Aboriginal burials discusses the findings of various early explorers; anthropologists and observers on the burials and practices associated with death in south-eastern Australia.aboriginal australians -- periodicals. | ethnology -- australia -- periodicals. | aboriginal burials - south-eastern australia., | grave artifacts - aboriginal burials south-eastern australia., | death rites and practices - aboriginals - south-eastern australia., | treaty - aboriginal australians - history. -
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Document - Report, Birckhead, Jim, Aboriginal involvement in parks and protected areas : papers presented to a conference organised by the Johnstone Centre of Parks, Recreation and Heritage at Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales 22-24 July 1991, 1992
... . | Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Congresses. | Aboriginal... -- Management -- Congresses. | Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure ...Highlights significant differences in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal notions of land and land management.xiv, 390 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 27 cm.Highlights significant differences in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal notions of land and land management.national parks and reserves -- australia -- management -- congresses. | land use -- australia -- management -- congresses. | aboriginal australians -- land tenure -- congresses. | aboriginal australians -- antiquities -- congresses. -
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Book, Berndt, Ronald, A World That Was : The Yaraldi of the Murray River and the Lakes, South Australia, 1993
... .) | Aboriginal Australians -- South Australia.... people) -- Cultural assimilation. | Aboriginal Australians ...The book's range is encyclopedic and engrossing. It encompasses relations between and among individuals and clan groups, land tenure, kinship, the subsistence economy, trade, ceremony, councils, fighting and warfare, rites of passage from conception to death , myths, beliefs and practices concerning healing and the supernatural. Not least it is a record of the dramatic changes following European colonization.xv-xvii; 624P.; plates; appendices; bib.; indes; tables; figs.; maps; 25 cm.The book's range is encyclopedic and engrossing. It encompasses relations between and among individuals and clan groups, land tenure, kinship, the subsistence economy, trade, ceremony, councils, fighting and warfare, rites of passage from conception to death , myths, beliefs and practices concerning healing and the supernatural. Not least it is a record of the dramatic changes following European colonization.ngarrindjeri (australian people) -- social life and customs. | ngarrindjeri (australian people) -- cultural assimilation. | aboriginal australians -- murray river estuary (n.s.w.-s.a.) | aboriginal australians -- south australia. -
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Book, Bennett, M. M, The Australian Aboriginal as a human being, 1930
... Aboriginal Australians. | Aboriginal Australians... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ..." The problem of what to do with the race, the most interesting at present on earth, and the least deserving to be exterminated by us, and the most wronged at our hands, is not a difficult one to solve were a solution really desired." - Dr. Ramsay Smith, Commonwealth Year Book for 1909.146 p. ; index; 19 cm." The problem of what to do with the race, the most interesting at present on earth, and the least deserving to be exterminated by us, and the most wronged at our hands, is not a difficult one to solve were a solution really desired." - Dr. Ramsay Smith, Commonwealth Year Book for 1909.aboriginal australians. | aboriginal australians -- government relations. -
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Book, Robinson, Fergus et al, The Black Resistance : an introduction to the history of the Aborigines' struggle against British Colonialism, 1977
... relations. | Aboriginal Australians -- History. | Australia...-ca.1900. | Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations ...Using materiqal largely ignored by historians, this book traces the dispossession of the Aboriginal people and records the strategic and tactical objectives of tribal defence as well as the aims and methods of the British invaders.137 p. : maps ; refs.; 22 cm.Using materiqal largely ignored by historians, this book traces the dispossession of the Aboriginal people and records the strategic and tactical objectives of tribal defence as well as the aims and methods of the British invaders.race relations. australia, 1788-ca.1900. | aboriginal australians -- government relations. | aboriginal australians -- history. | australia -- history -- 1788-1900. | race discrimination -- australia -- history. | race relations - violent - massacres, murders, poisonings etc. - to 1900 -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Bosses ourselves : the story of Aboriginal self-government, 2001
... Aboriginal Australians -- History -- Juvenile literature... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...Aboriginal self-government in the past and at present is related. A well presented book suitable for upper primary/early secondary students. In this book, the story of Aboriginal self-government, then and now, is told. Read about the traditional importance to Aboriginal people of their senior men and women and how the arrival of European settlers disrupted forever the way Aboriginal people organised their society and governed themselves. Learn about the struggle of Aboriginal people for the right to self-determination and about the role of bodies such as ATSIC. -- Back cover.32 p. : col. ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.Aboriginal self-government in the past and at present is related. A well presented book suitable for upper primary/early secondary students. In this book, the story of Aboriginal self-government, then and now, is told. Read about the traditional importance to Aboriginal people of their senior men and women and how the arrival of European settlers disrupted forever the way Aboriginal people organised their society and governed themselves. Learn about the struggle of Aboriginal people for the right to self-determination and about the role of bodies such as ATSIC. -- Back cover.aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- politics and government -- juvenile literature. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Sharing our cultures : the story of Aboriginal cultures, 2001
... Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...Talks abourt ancient Aboriginal cultures and how culture influences identity. Also discusses cultural theft and how to share culture with respect.32 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 28 cm.Talks abourt ancient Aboriginal cultures and how culture influences identity. Also discusses cultural theft and how to share culture with respect.aboriginal australians -- social life and customs -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- history -- juvenile literature. | cultural property -- australia -- juvenile literature. -
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Book, Barlow, Alex et al, Indigenous heroes and leaders, 2003
... Aboriginal Australians -- Juvenile literature... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians .....presents the stories of Australian Indigenous people who have worked to bring about respect, justice and fair treatment for their people.32 p. : ill.(col.)., ports.(col.). : 28 cm...presents the stories of Australian Indigenous people who have worked to bring about respect, justice and fair treatment for their people. aboriginal australians -- juvenile literature. | aboriginal australians -- biography -- juvenile literature. -
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Book, Roberts, Ainslie et al, Dreamtime heritage : Australian Aboriginal myths in paintings, 1975
... Australians -- Folklore -- Pictorial works. | Aboriginal Australians... Aboriginal myths. Illustrations. | Australian Aboriginal myths. Texts ...Paintings by Ainslie Roberts and text by Melva Jean Roberts of Australian Aboriginal Myths. Part of a series.80p. : ill. ; 25cm.Paintings by Ainslie Roberts and text by Melva Jean Roberts of Australian Aboriginal Myths. Part of a series.roberts, ainslie, 1911- | australian paintings. roberts, ainslie. special subjects: australian aboriginal myths. illustrations. | australian aboriginal myths. texts. | aboriginal australians -- folklore -- pictorial works. | aboriginal australians -- religion. -
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Book, Berndt, Ronald. M, Three Faces of Love : Traditional Aboriginal song-poetry, 1976
... . Special subjects: Love. English texts | Aboriginal Australians... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Australian Aboriginal song ...Three Faces of Love brings to readers the richness and originality of traditional Aboriginal erotic song-poetry. In Professor Berndt's sensitive renderings the poems conjure up the haunting atmosphere of muted eroticism of the north-eastern Arnhem Landers' traditional songs conveying in a very real sense a people's affection for, and oneness with, nature. They open up a whole new world of indigenous Australian literature, part of Australia's literary heritage...xiv, 130 p. : col. ill. ; 20 x 22 cm.Three Faces of Love brings to readers the richness and originality of traditional Aboriginal erotic song-poetry. In Professor Berndt's sensitive renderings the poems conjure up the haunting atmosphere of muted eroticism of the north-eastern Arnhem Landers' traditional songs conveying in a very real sense a people's affection for, and oneness with, nature. They open up a whole new world of indigenous Australian literature, part of Australia's literary heritage...australian aboriginal song cycles. special subjects: love. english texts | poetry in australian aboriginal languages. special subjects: love. english texts | aboriginal australians -- poetry. | aboriginal australians -- music. | song cycles. -
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Book, Gibbs, R. M, The Aborigines, 1994
... Aboriginal Australians -- History. | Aboriginal... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...The book seeks to provide a readable account of traditional Aboriginal society in Australia, and of what happened to that society after the European invasion began in 1788.152 p. : ill., maps. ; 25 cm.The book seeks to provide a readable account of traditional Aboriginal society in Australia, and of what happened to that society after the European invasion began in 1788.aboriginal australians -- history. | aboriginal australians -- social life and customs. -
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Book, Blazak, Alexandra, Wurrung wurrung Victorian Aboriginal Languages Resource Kit, 2008
... Aboriginal Australians -- Victoria -- Languages -- Study... Federation Square, Melbourne melbourne Aboriginal Australians ...A resource kit for teachers of Aboriginal languages. "Wurrung Wurrung is a teaching and learning kit for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and teachers at primary and secondary level. The kit contains photocopiable activity sheets and resources for studies in cultural awarness through language." -- Publisher's website. "The Wurrung Wurrung Kit is designed to introduce students at all levels to the heritage of Aboriginal languages within the area now known as Victoria. The kit aims to: Create awareness of Victorian Aboriginal languages in the past and present. The kit is not designed for the teaching of languages, Develop students' understanding of the relationship between the languages and culture of Victorian Indigenous people, or Koories, Create awareness of the importance of language to indigenous communities today and to foster respect for these communities and their languages, Highlight the diversity within Aboriginal Victoria and Australia in terms of languages and culture, Provide resources for students and teachers that can be used either as a window into Aboriginal culture generally, or to complement a broader unit of work in indigenous studies."--P. 5.5-51 P.; maps; charts; refs.; ports,; ill,A resource kit for teachers of Aboriginal languages. "Wurrung Wurrung is a teaching and learning kit for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and teachers at primary and secondary level. The kit contains photocopiable activity sheets and resources for studies in cultural awarness through language." -- Publisher's website. "The Wurrung Wurrung Kit is designed to introduce students at all levels to the heritage of Aboriginal languages within the area now known as Victoria. The kit aims to: Create awareness of Victorian Aboriginal languages in the past and present. The kit is not designed for the teaching of languages, Develop students' understanding of the relationship between the languages and culture of Victorian Indigenous people, or Koories, Create awareness of the importance of language to indigenous communities today and to foster respect for these communities and their languages, Highlight the diversity within Aboriginal Victoria and Australia in terms of languages and culture, Provide resources for students and teachers that can be used either as a window into Aboriginal culture generally, or to complement a broader unit of work in indigenous studies."--P. 5.aboriginal australians -- victoria -- languages -- study and teaching. | aboriginal australians -- civilization -- study and teaching. | victoria -- civilization -- study and teaching. |
