Citizenship and indigenous Australians : changing conceptions and possibilities

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Citizenship and indigenous Australians : changing conceptions and possibilities

edited by Nicolas Peterson, Will Sanders

(Reshaping Australian Institutions)

Cambridge University Press, 1998

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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For most of Australia's colonial history Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders have been denied full membership of Australian society. This book examines the history of indigenous peoples' citizenship status and asks, is it possible for indigenous Australians to be members of a common society on equal terms with others? Leading commentators from a range of disciplines examine historical conceptions of indigenous civil rights, consider issues arising from recent struggles for equality and consider possibilities for multicultural citizenship that recognise difference. Topics include self-determination, the 1967 referendum, resource development, whether Australian Aborigines and white Australians can belong, the international law context, and sovereignty. This book makes a crucial intervention in current debates by providing the context for understanding struggles over distinctive indigenous rights.

Table of Contents

  • 1. Introduction Nicolas Peterson and Will Sanders
  • Part I. Historical Conceptions: 2. Nineteenth century bureaucratic constructions of indigenous identities in New South Wales Marilyn Wood
  • 3. From nomadism to citizenship: A. P. Elkin and Aboriginal advancement Geoff Gray
  • Part II. Contemporary Conceptions: 4. Indigenous citizenship and self-determination: the problem of shared responsibilities Tim Rowse
  • 5. Welfare colonialism and citizenship: politics, economics and agency Nicolas Peterson
  • 6. Representation matters: the 1967 referendum and citizenship Bain Attwood and Andrew Marcus
  • 7. Citizenship and the CDEP scheme: equal rights, difference and appropriateness Will Sanders
  • 8. Citizenship and the logic of resource development: indigenous responses to mining in the Gulf country David Trigger
  • Part III. Emerging Possibilities: 9. Whose citizen? Whose country? Peter Read
  • 10. Citizenship and legitimacy in post-colonial Australia Richard Mulgan
  • 11. International law context Garth Nettheim
  • 12. Sovereignty Henry Reynolds.

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