Aboriginal rights movement.
2011
Book
"A history of the Aboriginal rights movement in Australia, based on primary source documents and other historical artifacts. Features include period art works and photographs; excerpts from literary works, letters, speeches, broadcasts, and diaries; summary boxes; a timeline; maps; and a list of additional resources"--Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN: 9780716614999
Description: 64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
- The first Australians
- A sacred land
- Strangers invade
- First encounters
- Conflict and resistance
- Betrayal in Tasmania
- Harsh laws
- The reserves
- Christian missions
- Better and worse : Coranderrk
- Aborigines as nonpersons
- The stolen generations
- Organizing for rights
- Day of mourning
- Cummeragunja walk-off
- Work and wages
- Assimilation and discrimination
- Organizing nationally
- Protesting racism
- Australians say "yes"
- Strike and walk out
- Land rights : paving the way
- Mabo and the Native Title Act
- Bringing them home
- Reconciliation and protest
- Saying sorry
- We have survived
- The struggle continues
- Timeline.
LCCN: 2010024982
Control Number: 839183
Publisher: Chicago : World Book, [2011]Series:
Subjects:
- Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Aboriginal Australians -- Government relations -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Australia -- Race relations -- History -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Australia -- Social conditions -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
- Civil rights movements -- Australia -- History -- Sources -- Juvenile literature.
Other Authors: World Book, Inc.