{"product_id":"indigenous-australia-for-dummies-isbn-9780730390275","title":"Indigenous Australia For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is The Dreaming? How many different Indigenous tribes and languages once existed in Australia? What is the purpose of a corroboree? What effect do the events of the past have on Indigenous peoples today? \u003ci\u003eIndigenous Australia For Dummies, 2nd Edition \u003c\/i\u003eanswers these questions and countless others about the oldest race on Earth. It explores Indigenous life in Australia before 1770, the impact of white settlement, the ongoing struggle by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to secure their human rights and equal treatment under the law, and much more. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelebrating the contributions of Indigenous people to contemporary Australian culture, the book explores Indigenous art, music, dance, literature, film, sport, and spirituality. It discusses the concept of modern Indigenous identity and examines the ongoing challenges facing Indigenous communities today, from health and housing to employment and education, land rights, and self-determination. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores significant political moments—such as Paul Keating's Redfern Speech, Kevin Rudd's apology, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProfiles celebrated people and organisations in a variety of fields, from Cathy Freeman to Albert Namatjira to the Bangarra Dance Theatre and the National Aboriginal Radio Service\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges common stereotypes about Indigenous people and discusses current debates, such as land rights and inequalities in health and education\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in its second edition, \u003ci\u003eIndigenous Australia For Dummies \u003c\/i\u003ewill enlighten readers of all backgrounds about the history, struggles and triumphs of the diverse, proud, and fascinating peoples that make up Australia's Indigenous communities. With a foreword by Stan Grant, it's a must-read account of Australia’s first people.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFoolish Assumptions 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIcons Used in This Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere to Go from Here 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: An Ancient People: Then and Now 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Understanding Indigenous Australia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous Cultures: Then and Now 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncient traditions 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiversity, diversity and more diversity 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary painting, singing and dancing 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld and new ways of storytelling 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd they can kick a ball! 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere Goes the Neighbourhood 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe takeover begins 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe colony spreads 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoss of land 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd children taken too 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFighting Back 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe right to be equal 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the playing field 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘We want our land back’ 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconciliation, practical reconciliation and intervention 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Sorry’ — and then what? 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Problems for an Old Culture 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking the cycle of poverty 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChallenging the rules and regulations 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up Indigenous enterprises 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing It for Ourselves 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2: Rich Past, Strong Traditions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 17\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Australians 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65,000 Years of Tradition 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations Today 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining who is an Indigenous person 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting the Indigenous population in Australia 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocating where Indigenous people live today 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note about the Torres Strait Islands 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaying G’Day 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Aboriginal’, ‘Torres Strait Islander’, ‘First Nations’ or ‘Indigenous’? 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Aboriginal’ or ‘Aborigine’? 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUs mob: Koori, Goori or Murri; Noongar or Nunga? 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpening an Event: Welcome to Country 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelcome or acknowledgement? 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat do I say? 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhose land am I on? 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the Identity of an Aboriginal Person or a Torres Strait Islander 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStereotypes of Indigenous people 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut some of us have blond hair and blue eyes! 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3: A Land of Cultural Diversity \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e37\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring the Indigenous Relationship to Land 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOral title deeds 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessing another’s country 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelebrating Cultural Diversity 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClans and nations 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore than 500 different nations 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreshwater people and saltwater people 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKinship and Totemic Systems 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoieties and skin names 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTotems 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalking Languages 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho speaks what now? 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVulnerability of languages 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing Together 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrade routes 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSonglines 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintaining Links to Traditional Country 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAboriginal land councils 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous Land and Sea Corporation 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational parks 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4: Traditional Cultural Values and Practices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoing Back to the Dreamtime 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow was the world made? 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe southern sky 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn oral tradition of storytelling 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous Worldviews 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharing based on reciprocity 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespecting the wisdom of Elders 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeparating women’s business from men’s business 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRespect for the environment 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving with Nature 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunting and gathering 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBush food 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBush medicine 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTools 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking to the Skies 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dark Emu 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling the Environment 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFire 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarvesting 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFish traps 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddens 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShelter 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemporary Cultural Values 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaring for Country 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Invasion 73\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5: First Contacts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking for the Unknown Southern Land: Contact before 1770 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeet the neighbours: The Macassans 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dutch were here 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd then came the English 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanding in Australia: Cook’s Arrival 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCook’s instructions 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph Banks’ observations 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe French floating around 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing a British Colony 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing through Indigenous Eyes: Perspectives on the Arrival 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘We thought they were ghosts’ 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Are they human?’ 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6: The Brits’ First Colony: 1788\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaptain Phillip and the First Fleet 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe long trip over 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Captain’s orders 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing a Penal Colony 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst impressions 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA difficult start 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeing How the Locals Dealt with the New Arrivals 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBennelong 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarangaroo 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePemulwuy 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatyegarang and Lieutenant Dawes 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7: Pushing the Boundaries of the Colony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpening Up the Land: White Settlement Spreads 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpreading Disease Far and Wide 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeeting Aboriginal Resistance 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing the British Colony 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the mountains 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo Van Diemen’s Land 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInto Moreton Bay 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Adelaide experiment 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDealing with Frontier Conflict 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA wealth of misunderstanding 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOfficial responses 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRefuge at a cost: Missions and reserves 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIgnoring Prior Ownership: No Treaties 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Land, Livestock and Loss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClashing Cultures: Conflict over Land 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAboriginal people, land grants and squatters 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict on the frontier 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAboriginal People and the Developing Pastoral Economy 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOff the sheep’s back 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe rise of the cattle industry 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAboriginal women and pastoralists 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsserting Rights and Other Acts of Resistance 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe petitions of William Cooper 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pilbara strike 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wave Hill walk-off 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9: Taking the Children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 137\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining the Ideology of Assimilation 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Making them white’ 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Focus on the children’: Forget about the oldies 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘For their own good’ 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormalising the Removal Policy: Rules and Regulations 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe impact on Indigenous children 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe impact on Indigenous families 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledging the Stolen Generations 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe report of the inquiry into the Stolen Generations 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe official response 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnfinished Business: Reparations and Compensation 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaying sorry 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking legal justice 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe realities of litigation and compensation 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Indigenous Activism 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Citizenship Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 159\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Claims to Better Treatment 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlinders Island 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoranderrk 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCummeragunja reserve 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBritish Subjects, but Not Quite 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDenying basic rights 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor their own ‘protection’ 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe realities of assimilation 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcluding Indigenous People from the Constitution 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe states establish their powers 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA legal ability to discriminate 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar Heroes: Frontier Wars and Beyond 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe black diggers 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturned soldiers and racism 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStill Denied Equality 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDispossession increases 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA piece of paper to say you’re white 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Taking It Lying Down 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous people organise 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1938 Day of Mourning 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSteps Towards Equality 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11: The 1967 Referendum \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowing Awareness of Indigenous Disadvantage 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFCAA and FCAATSI 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Freedom Ride 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Referendum is Announced 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting to ‘yes’: The constitutional campaign 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralia decides 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLasting Legacies of the Referendum 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe power to legislate 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut no protection against discrimination 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe myths of the referendum 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe unintended consequences 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot what was hoped for so what next? 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12: Land Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing the Modern Land Rights Movement 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking land rights and social justice 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting up the Tent Embassy 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisiting the Black Panthers 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComparing Land Rights with Native Title 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLegislating Land Rights 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommending the Northern Territory Land Rights Act 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at the New South Wales Land Rights Act 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailing to Secure a National Land Rights Scheme 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing the Mabo Case: A Finding for Native Title 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA native title package 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legacy of the Mabo case 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining Public Reactions to Land Claims 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking At the Work Still to Be Done: Taking Back the Land 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13: The Era of Reconciliation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStarting the Reconciliation Process 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaul Keating’s Redfern Park speech 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrying to deliver on land and social justice 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining the aims of ATSIC 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognition, rights and reform 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Unfinished Business of Reconciliation 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA pathway for reconciliation 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘We call for a treaty’ 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy a treaty? 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat would a treaty look like? 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst steps? 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 14: Practical Reconciliation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The Pendulum Has Swung Too Far’ 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Practical reconciliation’ explained 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWinding back Indigenous rights 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe history wars, or culture wars 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA walk across the bridge 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Human Rights Scorecard 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Abolition of ATSIC 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter ATSIC 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA new administration 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe National Indigenous Council 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShared Responsibility and Mutual Obligation 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmergency! Emergency! The Northern Territory Intervention 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey aspects of the Northern Territory Emergency Response 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjection! 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 15: From Apology to Uluru \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e259\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA New Government — A New Era? 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe apology 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eControlling Lives: The Intervention Continues 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating the Northern Territory intervention 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational criticism 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding a National Voice 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnother representative body 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstitutional change 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Uluru Statement 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational benchmarks 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Contemporary Indigenous Cultures 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 16: More than Rocks and Dots: Indigenous Art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Role of Art in Indigenous Cultures 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnecting to the spirit through art 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing art to inform 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading between the dots: Knowing what the symbols mean 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsidering Indigenous Art around Australia 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognising rock art 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at bark painting 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDot, dot, dot art 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppreciating Indigenous crafts 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining Torres Strait Islander Art 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContemplating Urban Indigenous Art 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling no political punches 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding out more about Indigenous photographers 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving in the Mainstream: Indigenous Art as a Means to an Economic End 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevealing Indigenous Art Fraud 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 17: Singing and Dancing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional Expression through Music and Dance 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe sacred and the profane 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBanging out a rhythm 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTraditional songs 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural dance 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarrying a Tune: Contemporary Indigenous Music 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSingers in the mainstream 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBoth types: Country and western 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRock and pop 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust a few of the best 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHip-hop, rap and metal: Young people have their say 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJumping into Modern Indigenous Dance 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous dance companies 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bangarra Dance Theatre 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTorres Strait Islander dance 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 18: Indigenous Literature: We’ve Always Been Storytellers \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e321\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving From Oral to Written Traditions 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting about the ‘Aborigine’ in Australian Literature 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhite people writing about black people 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack people writing about black people 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEstablishing Indigenous Literature 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreaking through with Indigenous novels 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting it into verse: Aboriginal poetry 330\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublishing Indigenous Stories 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNot Putting Your Foot in It! 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 19: Performance Storytelling: Film, Theatre, Television and Radio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActing the Part: Indigenous People in Films 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilms about Indigenous people 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking Over the Camera 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous filmmakers 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNoteworthy Indigenous films 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTelling it like it is: Documentaries 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTreading the Black Boards 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe National Black Theatre 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous theatre companies 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMust-see Indigenous plays 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppearing on Mainstream Screens 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotable Indigenous television shows 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous media organisations 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Indigenous Television 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting onto Mainstream Airwaves 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNational Indigenous Radio Service 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKoori radio 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 20: Indigenous People and Sport\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA (Traditional) Sporting Life 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarngrook 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoreeda 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther traditional Indigenous games 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlaying Them at Their Own Games 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting in and having a go 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching through sport 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSlipping on the Whites: Cricket 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first Indigenous cricket team 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous cricketers today 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWomen’s cricket 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStepping Up in the Boxing Ring 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe boxing tents 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTitle fighters 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe Love Our Footy! 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAustralian Rules Football 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRugby league 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRugby union 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSoccer 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrack and Field 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChampioning Other Sports 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll-rounders at basketball 389\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcelling at netball 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA few out of the box 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Dealing with Current Issues 395\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 21: Closing the Gap: Health, Housing, Education and Employment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 397\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Back at Past Government Policies 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving from ‘amity’ to ‘practical reconciliation’ 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing the gap 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClosing the Gap Reboot 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining Health Issues 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussing particular medical issues for Indigenous people 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatching the emergence of Indigenous medical services and professionals 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at Housing Problems 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning about Education Issues 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrimary education 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecondary education 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTertiary education 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocational education and training (VET) 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEducation as a step up the ladder 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking on Employment Problems 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealising why employment issues exist for Indigenous people 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunning Indigenous businesses 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo new Stolen Generations: Keeping Indigenous Children with their Families 422\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 22: Working In the System and Changing the System\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 425\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlack Lives Matter: Indigenous People and the Criminal Justice System 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamining the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndigenous women and the criminal justice system 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStopping the cycle: Indigenous young people and incarceration 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspecting the relationship between Indigenous people and police 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecognising customary law and sentencing 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the system from within 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading the Australian Constitution: A Framework for Laws and Policies 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1967 referendum 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 1999 referendum 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProposing Legal and Constitutional Reform 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsidering changes 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to the Uluru Statement 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScrutinising Self-Determination and Self-Representation 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-determination – more than a principle 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-representation 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWorking within the existing process 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: The Part of Tens 449\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 23: Ten Important Indigenous Cultural Sites \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e451\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUluru, Northern Territory 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKata Juta, Northern Territory 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNitmiluk, Northern Territory 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWindjana Gorge, Western Australia 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaintree Rainforest, North Queensland 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMungo National Park, New South Wales 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYeddonba, Victoria 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNgaut Ngaut, South Australia 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWybalenna, Tasmania 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Canberra 455\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 24: Ten Indigenous Firsts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 457\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Australian to Visit Great Britain: 1793 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Cricket Team Tour: 1868 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous ‘Pop Star’: 1963 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Person to be Australian of the Year: 1968 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Person to be Elected to the Australian Parliament: 1971 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Lawyer: 1976 460\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Person to Make a Feature Film: 1992 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Surgeon: 2006 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Senior Council (SC): 2015 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe First Indigenous Minister for Indigenous Australians: 2019 462\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 25: Ten Myths about Indigenous People\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 463\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Indigenous People Have a Problem with Alcohol’ 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Indigenous People Are a Dying Race’ 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Indigenous People Who Live in Urban Areas Have Lost Their Culture’ 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Indigenous People Were Killed Off in Tasmania’ 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Indigenous People Are Addicted to Welfare’ 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Too Much Money is Spent on Indigenous People’ 465\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Real Indigenous People Live in Remote Areas’ 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Indigenous Organisations Mismanage Money and Are Prone to Nepotism’ 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Indigenous Culture is Violent and Accepts Abuse of Women and Children’ 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Indigenous Self-Determination Has Been Tried but It Has Failed’ 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 26: Ten Key Legal Decisions (Plus One to Keep an Eye On)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e 469\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eR v Jack Congo Murrell: 1836 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Gove Land Rights Case: 1971 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKoowarta v Bjelke-Petersen: 1982 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mabo Case: 1992 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Wik Case: 1996 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKruger v Commonwealth: 1997 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hindmarsh Island Bridge Case: 1998 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGunner and Cubillo: 2000 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Yorta Yorta Case: 2002 474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Trevorrow Case: 2007 474\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Timber Creek Case: 2019 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 477\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 481\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Larissa Behrendt\u003c\/b\u003e is a Eualeyai and Kamillaroi woman. 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