Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Society
There are many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies in Australia. They all have a strong connection to their land and they each have their own language, Dreaming and traditional law. In this book, you can read about how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies live in Australia today. You an find out about their successes and struggles and about the contributions they have made to the Australian nation
Aboriginal Heroes of the Resistance : from Pemulwuy to Mabo by
"Through a series of review essays, this powerful, thought-provoking book explodes the myth of minimal resistance to white invasion and domination. It goes a long way to restoring these Aboriginal heroes to their rightful place in our national consciousness and to the recovery of Aboriginal history. Incorporating findings from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and the High Court Decision on Native Title, this updated edition (first published in 1988) provides signposts for the way to move forward in the ongoing process of reconciliation."--BACK COVER.
Through a series of review essays this powerful, thought provoking book explodes the myth of minimal resistance to white invasion and domination.
Freedom Day: Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off by
When many voices are joined together, with courage, change can happen. In 1966, more than two hundred courageous Aboriginal people walked off the Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory. Led by Vincent Lingiari, these stockmen and their families were walking together to fight for equal pay and land rights. Exquisitely illustrated and designed, this non-fiction picture book brings a landmark historical event to a new generation. Many people have seen the iconic photograph of Gough Whitlam pouring a handful of red soil into the hands of Vincent Lingiari - a symbol of the legal transfer of Gurindji land back to the Gurindji people - and recognise this as a key moment in the ongoing land rights movement. Freedom Day delves into the events that led up to this moment, and makes a rallying cry for the things that still need to change in its wake. Thomas Mayor co-authors this book with Rosie, Vincent Lingiari's granddaughter, to bring this vital story to life. The story has been written in close consultation with the Lingiari family.
Freedom Ride by
Robbie has a hard life, the bulk of which is spent doing chores for his Gran. Robbie knows bad things happen in his small Australian hometown of Walgaree. He knows the Aborigines have always been treated poorly in a system that represents an unwritten apartheid. But even though it's wrong what can he do about it? The majority of his friends and family seem to think it's the natural order of things. When the University of Sydney Freedom riders turn up in town in 1965 demanding equality for all, Robbie has some decisions to make. A novel based on true events.
Mabo : a symbol of struggle : the High Court judgement examined with a section for students and teachers by
Mabo: A Symbol of Struggle is a new edition of Sean Floods book written for the general reader and students. It begins with a plea for a Makarrata (Treaty) and finishes with the proposal for an Indigenous Parliamentary Voice mandated in the Australian Constitution.
Since its original publication as Mabo: A Symbol of Sharing, this book has been a valued teaching resource in schools across Australia. Through combining plain language legal analysis with personal insights, Sean Flood creates an engaging account of one of the greatest legal developments of our time. This revised edition, Mabo: A Symbol of Struggle features updated analysis of Commonwealth v Mabo [No 2] and the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), along with an examination of native title in the courts since Mabo.
Flood sees Mabo as the beginning, not the end, of a long struggle for Indigenous recognition and equality. He locates Australias treatment of its Indigenous peoples within the international context of colonialism and race relations, drawing on a number of recent case studies, and considers the ongoing impact of colonialism on Australias natural environment. With sections specifically designed for students and teachers, Mabo: A Symbol of Struggle offers a comprehensive account of the ongoing Indigenous struggle and provides a strong argument for a more inclusive Australian society.
This book is more than a mere primer on the Mabo case and its results. It is an important and accessible reminder of the way Mabo pervades notions of the country and its very history, and of how it is changing the consciousness between white and black. Thomas Keneally
Recognizing Aboriginal Title by
A judicial revolution occurred in 1992 when Australia's highest court discarded a doctrine that had stood for two hundred years, that the country was a terra nullius- a land of no one - when the white man arrived. The proceedings were known as the Mabo Case, named for Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Torres Strait Islander who fought the notion that the Australian Aboriginal people did not have a system of land ownership before European colonization. The case had international repercussions, especially on the four countries in which English-settlers are the dominant population: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. In Recognizing Aboriginal Title, Peter H. Russell offers a comprehensive study of the Mabo case, its background, and its consequences, contextualizing it within the international struggle of Indigenous peoples to overcome their colonized status. Russell weaves together an historical narrative of Mabo's life with an account of the legal and ideological premises of European imperialism and their eventual challenge by the global forces of decolonization. He traces the development of Australian law and policy in relation to Aborigines, and provides a detailed examination of the decade of litigation that led to the Mabo case. Mabo died at the age of fifty-six just five months before the case was settled. Although he had been exiled from his land over a dispute when he was a teenager, he was buried there as a hero. Recognizing Aboriginal Titleis a work of enormous importance by a legal and constitutional scholar of international renown, written with a passion worthy of its subject - a man who fought hard for his people and won.
Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be aware this Libguide contains voices, names and images of people now deceased.
Mabo Case This weblink by Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies provides a clear account of the Mabo case. Follow the links at the bottom for further information relating to Eddie Mabo, land rights and Native Title Act.
Mabo Decision This factsheet by Reconciliation Australia provides a brief account of Mabo Decision from 1992, which recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' rights as the traditional owners of their land.