No Small Change [electronic resource] : The Road to Recognition for Indigenous Australia
Frank Brennan2015
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In 1967, Australians voted overwhelmingly in favor of removing from the
Constitution two references that discriminated against Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people. Though these seemed like small amendments, they were an
impetus for real change: from terra nullius to land rights, and from
assimilation to self-determination. Nearly 50 years later, there is a
groundswell of support for our Indigenous heritage to be formally recognized in
the Constitution. With the prospect of a new referendum in the near future,
Frank Brennan considers how far Australians have come-and yet how much work lies
ahead. He looks through the prism of history to examine what we can learn from
our successes and failures since 1967, from the efforts of the Council of
Aboriginal Affairs to the Gove land rights case and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
He also assesses the way forward: how the upcoming referendum might provide
fresh momentum for governments and Indigenous Australians to negotiate be...
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Author:
Frank Brennan, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : University of Queensland Press, 2015
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (320 pages,)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780702254505
Language:
English
BRN:
429251
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |