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Australia is wreaking devastation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Whatever the policy- from protection to assimilation, self-determination to intervention, reconciliation to recognition- government has done little to improve the quality of life of Indigenous people. In far too many instances, interaction with governments has only made Indigenous lives worse.
Despite this, many Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders and commentators...
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There is a great need for poetry in this world. Words twisted together can let the imagination travel through time and place and connects you with a sense of emotional expression and understanding - like all forms of Art. In "Cockatoos in the Mangroves", Lee-AhMat an Aboriginal-Torres Strait Islander woman covers many of the social and life issues that affect Indigenous Australian. Sharing our knowledge comes with great responsibility, which is passed...
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This second, updated and revised edition of John Maynard's original version from 2011 is a celebration of the journey taken by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sportsmen and women who forged the way for the current crop of talented players, and which details the previously untold history of Indigenous involvement with the 'world game'.
The multicultural environment of Australian soccer after World War II provided Aboriginal players with a haven...
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Dare To Be Holy reflects Clive Brook's many cultural experiences.
Born at Nagambie in Victoria in 1937, Clive grew up on a sheep farm. He has worked with sheep, and in retail in Shepparton, also in an office in Melbourne. He was trained for the ordained ministry by the Society of the Sacred Mission, an Anglican Monastery. He served in Gympie, Roma, Wondai, Noosa, and West Bundaberg in the Diocese of Brisbane, then in Bamaga (North Queensland) with...
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What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.
Plants are the foundation of life on Earth. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have always known this to be true.
For millennia, reciprocal relationships with plants have provided both sustenance to Indigenous communities and many of the materials...
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Sario lives with his family on a remote Torres Strait island, which he never wants to leave-but the winds of change are stirring. The year is 1898, and the pearl-shell trade is at its height. When his father is coerced to join a white trader on his pearling luger, 13-year-old Sario must go to work as a swimming diver to support the family. He can earn more as a pump diver, and is excited by the idea of walking on the sea floor, but the competition...
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What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest scientists in human history.
Many First Peoples regard the land as a reflection of the sky and the sky a reflection of the land. Sophisticated astronomical expertise embedded within the Dreaming and Songlines...
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Aliens & Savages is a hands-on historical record of the racism that underpins Australia's growth as a nation. First published twenty-five years ago, this new and revised edition asks: what has changed?
As we approach the referendum on an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, Aliens & Savages is still the only publication of its kind - a survey of racism and xenophobia in Australian popular writings before the advent of social...
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Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation
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2016.
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xxxvii, 527 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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"For nearly 10 years, Weston Price and his wife traveled around the world in search of the secret to health. Instead of looking at people afflicted with disease symptoms, this highly-respected dentist and dental researcher chose to focus on healthy individuals, and challenged himself to understand how they achieved such amazing health. Dr. Price traveled to hundreds of cities in a total of 14 different countries in his search to find healthy people....
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"The Classic Collection of Alfred C. Haddon: Illustrated" is a comprehensive anthology showcasing the influential works of Alfred C. Haddon, a prominent figure in the field of anthropology. This collection features illustrated editions of some of Haddon's most notable writings, including "History of Anthropology," "Head-hunters: Black, White, and Brown," "Magic and Fetishism," and "Legends of the Torres Straits."
In "History of Anthropology," Haddon...
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Buraadja: The liberal case for national reconciliation
Andrew Bragg
"Bragg is up for ... a fight for a more just Australia" -- STAN GRANT
" an insightful look at the past and ... the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead" -- KEN WYATT
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Buraadja provides a powerful account of the Liberal Party's approach to Indigenous affairs. The party's record of successes and failures is frankly evaluated as an important basis for developing effective...
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Untouched for thousands of years, Australia continues to host some of the oldest and most captivating cultures on our planet to this very day: those of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. By the close of the 18th century and within a mere few decades, colonization abruptly terminates a way of life as ancient as the world itself, rupturing traditions and propelling entire communities into warfare, decline, and hopelessness. However,...
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Inevitably, as the British settled in Australia and New Zealand, they entered into conflicts with the indigenous people, and they would learn quite quickly that the Māori were quite bellicose. As such, the New Zealand Wars would last over 30 years.
The history of the indigenous inhabitants of Australia, known in contemporary anthropology as the "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia," is a complex and continually evolving field...
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"It is quite time that our children were taught a little more about their country, for shame's sake." – Henry Lawson, Australian poet
A land of almost 3 million square miles has lain since time immemorial on the southern flank of the planet, so isolated that it remained entirely outside of European knowledge until 1770. However, the first human footprints on this vast territory were felt 70,000 years earlier, as people began to cross the periodic...
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The Shell NecklaceThe Forgotten Island Clan 1 Lowinné, a young Aboriginal woman, eagerly anticipates uniting with Tughanah now that he has come of age. But the two lovers still have to be patient. For countless cycles, their respective clans have converged during their grand annual journey to Trowenna, the majestic land at the Earth's edge. During one such journey, Lowinné has an extraordinary encounter, compelling her to make a daring proposition...
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