Citizenship and Indigenous Australians: Changing Conceptions and Possibilities
For most of Australia's colonial history its indigenous people have been denied full membership in Australian society. This book examines the history of their citizenship status and asks whether it is 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...
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Leading commentators from a range of disciplines consider the history and future of indigenous rights.
ContributorsPrefaceAbbreviations1Introduction12Nineteenth Century Bureaucratic Constructions of Indigenous Identities in New South Wales353From Nomadism to Citizenship: A. P. Elkin and Aboriginal Advancement554Indigenous Citizenship and Self-determination: The Problem of Shared Responsibilities795Welfare Colonialism and Citizenship: Politics, Economics and Agency1016Representation Matters: The 1967 Referendum and Citizenship1187Citizenship and the Community Development Employment Projects Scheme: Equal Rights, Difference and Appropriateness1418Citizenship and Indigenous Responses to Mining in the Gulf Country1549Whose Citizens? Whose Country?16910Citizenship and Legitimacy in Post-colonial Australia17911The International Law Context19612Sovereignty208Index216
