Indigenous Australia for dummies
Behrendt, Larissa, 1969-2012
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INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. AUSTRALIAN. 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? Indigenous Australia For Dummies 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 people and Torres Strait Islanders 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, fi lm, 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.
Main title:
Indigenous Australia for dummies / by Larissa Behrendt ; foreword by Malcolm Fraser.
Author:
Imprint:
Milton, Qld. : John Wiley & Sons, c2012.
Collation:
xviii, 427 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9781742169637 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.89915
Language:
English
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BRN:
210348