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This paper provides a brief history of Aboriginal peoples in the armed forces in World War I and World War II, and the effects of racist military regulations on recruitment and government protection policies on civilians post-war.
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The Rise of Indigenous Military History
2014
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criticism
— Appears in: History Compass , vol. 12 no. 2 2014;'This article examines the historiography of 20th century Indigenous military service in the Anglo‐settler societies Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. It traces the emergence of ‘positive’ national narratives of Indigenous military service in the 1980s and 1990s, through to the diversification of Indigenous histories and the current shifts towards transnational and comparative analyses. The historiographic shifts have aligned with political changes within the respective nations, as well as changes in academic practice relating to Indigenous histories.' (Publication abstract)
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The Rise of Indigenous Military History
2014
single work
criticism
— Appears in: History Compass , vol. 12 no. 2 2014;'This article examines the historiography of 20th century Indigenous military service in the Anglo‐settler societies Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States. It traces the emergence of ‘positive’ national narratives of Indigenous military service in the 1980s and 1990s, through to the diversification of Indigenous histories and the current shifts towards transnational and comparative analyses. The historiographic shifts have aligned with political changes within the respective nations, as well as changes in academic practice relating to Indigenous histories.' (Publication abstract)
