Indigenous Australia for Dummies / by Larissa Behrendt ; foreword by Stan Grant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Behrendt, Larissa, author.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Series:

--For dummies

For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aboriginal Australians--History.

Aboriginal Australians.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 492 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Milton, Qld : John Wiley, [2021]

Summary:

A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture. What 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? This book answers 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. Celebrating 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. Explores significant political moments-such as Paul Keating's Redfern Speech and Kevin Rudd's apology, and more. Profiles 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. Challenges common stereotypes about Indigenous people and discusses current debates, such as a land rights and inequalities in health and education. Now in its second edition, this book will 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, Indigenous Australia For Dummies, Second Edition is a must-read account of Australia's first people.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 AN ANCIENT PEOPLE: THEN AND NOW

ch. 1 Understanding Indigenous Australia

Indigenous Cultures: Then and Now

Ancient traditions

Diversity, diversity and more diversity

Contemporary painting, singing and dancing

Old and new ways of storytelling

And they can kick a ball!

There Goes the Neighbourhood

The takeover begins

The colony spreads

Loss of land

And children taken too

Fighting Back

The right to be equal

Changing the playing field

We want our land back'

Reconciliation, practical reconciliation and intervention

`Sorry'

- and then what?

New Problems for an Old Culture

Breaking the cycle of poverty

Challenging the rules and regulations

Setting up Indigenous enterprises

Doing It for Ourselves

ch. 2 Rich Past, Strong Traditions

The First Australians

65,000 Years of Tradition

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations Today

Defining who is an Indigenous person

Counting the Indigenous population in Australia

Locating where Indigenous people live today

A Note about the Torres Strait Islands

Saying G'Day

`Aboriginal', Torres Strait Islander", `First Nations' or `Indigenous?'

`Aboriginal' or `Aborigine?'

Us mob: Koori, Goori or Murri; Noongar or Nunga?

Opening an Event: Welcome to Country

Welcome or acknowledgement?

What do I say?

Whose land am I on?

Defining the Identity of an Aboriginal Person or a Torres Strait Islander

Stereotypes of Indigenous people

But some of us have blond hair and blue eyes!

ch. 3 A Land of Cultural Diversity

Exploring the Indigenous Relationship to Land

Oral title deeds

Accessing another's country

Celebrating Cultural Diversity

Clans and nations

More than 500 different nations

Freshwater people and saltwater people

Kinship and Totemic Systems

Moieties and skin names

Totems

Talking Languages

Who speaks what now?

Vulnerability of languages

Coming Together

Trade routes

Songlines

Maintaining Links to Traditional Country

Aboriginal land councils

Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation

National parks

ch. 4 Traditional Cultural Values and Practices

Going Back to the Dreamtime

How was the world made?

The southern sky

An oral tradition of storytelling

Indigenous Worldviews

Sharing based on reciprocity

Respecting the wisdom of Elders

Separating women's business from men's business

Respect for the environment

Living with Nature

Hunting and gathering

Bush food

Bush medicine

Tools

Looking to the Skies

The Dark Emu

Controlling the Environment

Fire

Harvesting

Fish traps

Middens

Shelter

Contemporary Cultural Values

Caring for Country

pt. 2 INVASION

ch. 5 First Contacts

Looking for the Unknown Southern Land: Contact before 1770

Meet the neighbours: The Macassans

The Dutch were here

And then came the English

Landing in Australia: Cook's Arrival

Cook's instructions

Joseph Banks' observations

The French floating around

Establishing a British Colony

Seeing through Indigenous Eyes: Perspectives on the Arrival

We thought they were ghosts'

`Are they human?'

ch. 6 The Brits' First Colony: 1788

Captain Phillip and the First Fleet

The long trip over

The Captain's orders

Establishing a Penal Colony

First impressions

A difficult start

Seeing How the Locals Dealt with the New Arrivals

Bennelong

Barangaroo

Pemulwuy

Patyegarang and Lieutenant Dawes

ch. 7 Pushing the Boundaries of the Colony

Opening Up the Land: White Settlement Spreads

Spreading Disease Far and Wide

Meeting Aboriginal Resistance

Growing the British Colony

Over the mountains

To Van Diemen's Land

Into Moreton Bay

The Adelaide experiment

Dealing with Frontier Conflict

A wealth of misunderstanding

Official responses

Refuge at a cost: Missions and reserves

Ignoring Prior Ownership: No Treaties

ch. 8 Land, Livestock and Loss

Clashing Cultures: Conflict over Land

Aboriginal people, land grants and squatters

Conflict on the frontier

Aboriginal People and the Developing Pastoral Economy

Off the sheep's back

The rise of the cattle industry

Aboriginal women and pastoralists

Asserting Rights and Other Acts of Resistance

The petitions of William Cooper

The Pilbara strike

The Wave Hill walk-off

ch. 9 Taking the Children

Examining the Ideology of Assimilation

`Making them white'

`Focus on the children': Forget about the oldies

`For their own good'

Formalising the Removal Policy: Rules and Regulations

The impact on Indigenous children

The impact on Indigenous families

Acknowledging the Stolen Generations

The report of the inquiry into the Stolen Generations

The official response

Unfinished Business: Reparations and Compensation

Saying sorry

Seeking legal justice

The realities of litigation and compensation

pt. 3 INDIGENOUS ACTIVISM

ch. 10 Citizenship Rights

Early Claims to Better Treatment

Flinders Island

Coranderrk

Cummeragunja reserve

British Subjects, but Not Quite

Denying basic rights

For their own `protection'

The realities of assimilation

Excluding Indigenous People from the Constitution

The states establish their powers

A legal ability to discriminate

War Heroes: Frontier Wars and Beyond

The black diggers

Returned soldiers and racism

Still Denied Equality

Dispossession increases

A piece of paper to say you're white

Not Taking It Lying Down

-

Indigenous people organise

The 1938 Day of Mourning

Steps Towards Equality

ch. 11 The 1967 Referendum

Growing Awareness of Indigenous Disadvantage

FCAA and FCAATSI

The Freedom Ride

The Referendum Is Announced

Getting to `yes': The constitutional campaign

Australia decides

Lasting Legacies of the Referendum

The power to legislate

But no protection against discrimination

The myths of the referendum

The unintended consequences

Not what was hoped for ... so what next?

ch. 12 Land Rights

Establishing the Modern Land Rights Movement

Linking land rights and social justice

Setting up the Tent Embassy

Visiting the Black Panthers

Comparing Land Rights with Native Title

Legislating Land Rights

Recommending the Northern Territory Land Rights Act

Looking at the New South Wales Land Rights Act

Failing to Secure a National Land Rights Scheme

Following the Mabo Case: A Finding for Native Title

A native title package

The legacy of the Mabo case

Examining Public Reactions to Land Claims

Looking At the Work Still to Be Done: Taking Back the Land

ch. 13 The Era of Reconciliation

Starting the Reconciliation Process

The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation

Paul Keating's Redfern Park speech

Trying to deliver on land and social justice

Establishing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

Defining the aims of ATSIC

Recognition, rights and reform

The Unfinished Business of Reconciliation

A pathway for reconciliation

`We call for a treat'

Why a treaty?

What would a treaty look like?

First steps?

ch. 14 Practical Reconciliation

`The Pendulum Has Swung Too Far'

`Practical reconciliation' explained

Winding back Indigenous rights

The history wars, or culture wars

A walk across the bridge

A Human Rights Scorecard

The Abolition of ATSIC

After ATSIC

A new administration

The National Indigenous Council

Shared Responsibility and Mutual Obligation

Emergency! Emergency! The Northern Territory Intervention

Key aspects of the Northern Territory Emergency Response

Objection!

ch.

15 From Apology to Uluru

A New Government

- A New Era?

The apology

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Controlling Lives: The Intervention Continues

Evaluating the Northern Territory intervention

International criticism

Finding a National Voice

Another representative body

Constitutional change

The Uluru Statement

International benchmarks

pt. 4 CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS CULTURES

ch. 16 More than Rocks and Dots: Indigenous Art

Understanding the Role of Art in Indigenous Cultures

Connecting to the spirit through art

Using art to inform

Reading between the dots: Knowing what the symbols mean

Considering Indigenous Art around Australia

Recognising rock art

Looking at bark painting

Dot, dot, dot ... art

Appreciating Indigenous crafts

Examining Torres Strait Islander Art

Contemplating Urban Indigenous Art

Pulling no political punches

Finding out more about Indigenous photographers

Moving in the Mainstream: Indigenous Art as a Means to an Economic End

Revealing Indigenous Art Fraud

ch. 17 Singing and Dancing

Traditional Expression through Music and Dance

The sacred and the profane

Banging out a rhythm

Traditional songs

Cultural dance

Carrying a Tune: Contemporary Indigenous Music

Singers in the mainstream

Both types: Country and western

Rock and pop

Just a few of the best

Hip-hop, rap and metal: Young people have their say

Jumping into Modern Indigenous Dance

Indigenous dance companies

Contents note continued: The Bangarra Dance Theatre

Torres Strait Islander dance

ch. 18 Indigenous Literature: We've Always Been Storytellers

Moving From Oral to Written Traditions

Writing about the `Aborigine' in Australian Literature

White people writing about black people

Black people writing about black people

Establishing Indigenous Literature

Breaking through with Indigenous novels

Putting it into verse: Aboriginal poetry

Publishing Indigenous Stories

Not Putting Your Foot in It!

ch. 19 Performance Storytelling: Film, Theatre, Television and Radio

Acting the Part: Indigenous People in Films

Films about Indigenous people

Taking Over the Camera

Indigenous filmmakers

Noteworthy Indigenous films

Telling it like it is: Documentaries

Treading the Black Boards

The National Black Theatre

Indigenous theatre companies

Must-see Indigenous plays

Appearing on Mainstream Screens

Notable Indigenous television shows

Indigenous media organisations

National Indigenous Television

Getting onto Mainstream Airwaves

National Indigenous Radio Service

Koori radio

ch. 20 Indigenous People and Sport

A (Traditional) Sporting Life

Marngrook

Coreeda

Other traditional Indigenous games

Playing Them at Their Own Games

Getting in and having a go

Teaching through sport

Slipping on the Whites: Cricket

The first Indigenous cricket team

Indigenous cricketers today

Women's cricket

Stepping Up in the Boxing Ring

The boxing tents

Title fighters

We Love Our Footy!

Australian Rules Football

Rugby league

Rugby union

Soccer

Track and Field

Championing Other Sports

All-rounders at basketball

Excelling at netball

A few out of the box

pt. 5 DEALING WITH CURRENT ISSUES

ch. 21 Closing the Gap: Health, Housing, Education and Employment

Looking Back at Past Government Policies

Moving from `amity' to `practical reconciliation'

Closing the gap

Closing the Gap Reboot

Examining Health Issues

Discussing particular medical issues for Indigenous people

Watching the emergence of Indigenous medical services and professionals

Looking at Housing Problems

Learning about Education Issues

Primary education

Secondary education

Tertiary education

Vocational education and training (VET)

Education as a step up the ladder

Working on Employment Problems

Realising why employment issues exist for Indigenous people

Running Indigenous businesses

No new Stolen Generations: Keeping Indigenous Children with their Families

ch. 22 Working In the System and Changing the System

Black Lives Matter: Indigenous People and the Criminal Justice System

Examining the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

Indigenous women and the criminal justice system

Stopping the cycle: Indigenous young people and incarceration

Inspecting the relationship between Indigenous people and police

Recognising customary law and sentencing

Changing the system from within

Reading the Australian Constitution: A Framework for Laws and Policies

The 1967 referendum

The 1999 referendum

Proposing Legal and Constitutional Reform

Considering changes

Responding to the Uluru Statement

Scrutinising Self-Determination and Self-Representation

Self-determination

more than a principle

Self-representation

Working within the existing process

pt. 6 THE PART OF TENS

ch. 23 Ten Important Indigenous Cultural Sites

Uluru, Northern Territory

Kata Juta, Northern Territory

Nitmiluk, Northern Territory

Windjana Gorge, Western Australia

Daintree Rainforest, North Queensland

Mungo National Park, New South Wales

Yeddonba, Victoria

Ngaut Ngaut, South Australia

Wybalenna, Tasmania

The Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Canberra

ch. 24 Ten Indigenous Firsts

The First Indigenous Australian to Visit Great Britain: 1793

The First Indigenous Cricket Team Tour: 1868

The First Indigenous "Pop Star": 1963

The First Indigenous Person to be Australian of the Year: 1968

The First Indigenous Person to be Elected to the Australian Parliament: 1971

The First Indigenous Lawyer: 1976

The First Indigenous Person to Make a Feature Film: 1992

The First Indigenous Surgeon: 2006

The First Indigenous Senior Council (SC): 2015

The First Indigenous Minister for Indigenous Australians: 2019

ch. 25 Ten Myths about Indigenous People

`Indigenous People Have a Problem with Alcohol'

`Indigenous People Are a Dying Race'

`Indigenous People Who Live in Urban Areas Have Lost Their Culture'

`Indigenous People Were Killed Off in Tasmania'

`Indigenous People Are Addicted to Welfare'

Too Much Money Is Spent on Indigenous People'

`Real Indigenous People Live in Remote Areas'

`Indigenous Organisations Mismanage Money and Are Prone to Nepotism'

`Indigenous Culture Is Violent and Accepts Abuse of Women and Children'

`Indigenous Self-Determination Has Been Tried but It Has Failed'

ch. 26 Ten Key Legal Decisions (Plus One to Keep an Eye On)

R v Jack Congo Murrell: 1836

The Gove Land Rights Case: 1971

Koowarta v Bjelke-Petersen: 1982

The Mabo Case: 1992

The Wik Case: 1996

Kruger v Commonwealth: 1997

The Hindmarsh Island Bridge Case: 1998

Gunner and Cubillo: 2000

The Yorta Yorta Case: 2002

The Trevorrow Case: 2007

The Timber Creek Case: 2019.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Behrendt, Larissa. Indigenous Australia for Dummies.

ISBN:

9780730390275

0730390276

OCLC:

1196245221

Publisher Number:

99989843947