‘Like a Rusty Nail, You Can Never Hold Us Blackfellas Down’; Cultural Resilience in the Southwest Gulf of Carpentaria
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Even though their countries were violently invaded by settler colonisers in the 1870s, the Indigenous peoples of the southwest Gulf of Carpentaria region maintained their social capital – their laws, cultures, knowledge, ceremonies and songs – to survive as distinct groups. Then when legal opportunities became available they regained ownership of some of their ancestral lands and then, over a period of 40 years, they slowly rebuilt their natural capital; their lands, waters and other natural...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 2018 |
Type: | Book chapter |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/159589 |
Book Title: | Sustainable Land Sector Development in Northern Australia: Indigenous rights, aspirations, and cultural responsibilities |
DOI: | 10.1201/9780429471056 |
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