Content tagged with Land rights
Rob Riley: An Aboriginal leader's quest for justice
Summary Widely regarded as one of the great Aboriginal leaders of the modern era, Rob Riley was at the centre of debates that have polarised views...
Publication or resource - 29 Jan 2015
Unfinished Constitutional Business? Rethinking Indigenous self-determination
Summary Indigenous self-determination is the recognised right of all peoples to freely determine their political status, and pursue their economic,...
Publication or resource - 29 Jan 2015
Kurlumarniny: We come from the desert
Summary We come from the desert is the story of Minyjun (Monty Hale), a senior Ngulipartu man from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Written...
Publication or resource - 29 Jan 2015
Kangkushot: The life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin (Second edition)
Summary Kangkushot provides valuable insights into the rich and spiritual way Aboriginal people view their lives and land, and their place in it....
Publication or resource - 29 Jan 2015
Kangkushot: The life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin (Second edition)
Summary Kangkushot provides valuable insights into the rich and spiritual way Aboriginal people view their lives and land, and their place in it....
Publication or resource - 29 Jan 2015
Kangkushot: The life of Nyamal Lawman Peter Coppin (Second edition)
Summary Kangkushot provides valuable insights into the rich and spiritual way Aboriginal people view their lives and land, and their place in it....
Publication or resource - 29 Jan 2015
Coranderrk: We will show the country
Summary The Aboriginal people of Coranderrk reserve in central Victoria waged a sustained campaign for justice, land rights and self-determination...
Publication or resource - 28 Jan 2015
A Man of All Tribes: The life of Alick Jackomos
Summary Alick Jackomos was the son of Greek migrant parents, born in Collingwood, who grew up during the Great Depression. His is a...
Publication or resource - 23 Jan 2015
Born of the Conquerers: Selected essays by Judith Wright
Summary One of Australia's best known poets, Judith Wright, brings together for the first time a selection of twenty-one essays. Her messages...
Publication or resource - 20 Jan 2015
Stars of Tagai: The Torres Strait Islanders
Summary Stars of Tagai describes life among the blue-water people of the Torres Strait Islands. It explores the changing life of these sea...
Publication or resource - 20 Jan 2015
No Ordinary Judgment: Mabo, the Murray Islanders' Land Case
Summary This is the inside story of the Mabo case, a unique court drama where rights and interests previously unknown to Anglo-Australian law came...
Publication or resource - 20 Jan 2015
Indigenous Peoples and Governance Structures: A comparative analysis of land and resource rights
Summary This book examines the policies and practices of Canada, the United States, Greenland, Denmark, Norway, New Zealand and Australia...
Publication or resource - 20 Jan 2015
Entries now open for 2015 Stanner Award
Inscribed statuette (a glass eel trap) specially created for the Stanner Award by Jenni Kemarre Martiniello, winner of the National Aboriginal and...
News - 12 Dec 2014
Throwing Off the Cloak: Reclaiming self-reliance in Torres Strait
Summary Throwing off the cloak opens a window onto the Torres Strait Islands peoples’ struggles for control over their own lives, and recognition...
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014
Unfinished Constitutional Business? Rethinking Indigenous self-determination
Summary Indigenous self-determination is the recognised right of all peoples to freely determine their political status, and pursue their economic...
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014
Kurlumarniny: We come from the desert
Summary We come from the desert is the story of Minyjun (Monty Hale), a senior Ngulipartu man from the Pilbara region of Western Australia....
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014
Coranderrk: We will show the country
Summary The Aboriginal people of Coranderrk reserve in central Victoria waged a sustained campaign for justice, land rights and self-determination...
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014
Rob Riley: An Aboriginal leader's quest for justice
Widely 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...
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014
Dialogue About Land Justice: Papers from the National Native Title Conferences
Summary My family and I are proud that so many respected leaders have spoken with such passion and insight over the past ten years…These men and...
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014
Protest, Land Rights and Riots: Postcolonial struggles in Australia in the 1980s
Summary The 1970s saw the battle for Aboriginal people’s struggles for recognition of their postcolonial rights. Rural communities, where large...
Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014