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'Is the history of Aboriginal 'protection' essentially something to be celebrated, albeit with some well-intentioned mistakes? Or is white treatment of Aboriginal people, as Justice Brennan commented in the Mabo case, a 'legacy of unutterable shame'? Was self-determination an excuse for avoiding responsibility, as some have claimed? And in pursuing the Northern Territory Emergency Response, are we just repeating the mistakes of the past - using brass discs and dog tags to 'protect' Aboriginal people from themselves?
The purpose of this book is to assess these questions by looking at Northern Territory policy towards Aboriginal people from 1863 to the beginning of 'self-determination' in 1972. It looks closely at men like Baldwin Spencer, Cecil Cook and Harry Giese, assessing them in light of recent public debates about frontier violence, sexual abuse of Aboriginal women and children, and the Stolen Generations.' (Publisher's blurb)
The purpose of this book is to assess these questions by looking at Northern Territory policy towards Aboriginal people from 1863 to the beginning of 'self-determination' in 1972. It looks closely at men like Baldwin Spencer, Cecil Cook and Harry Giese, assessing them in light of recent public debates about frontier violence, sexual abuse of Aboriginal women and children, and the Stolen Generations.' (Publisher's blurb)
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Darwin,
Darwin area,
Northern Territory,:Charles Darwin University Press
, 2011 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Eugenics, Capricornia-Style : Chief Protector Dr Cecil Cook, single work criticism (p. 61-90)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Brass Discs, Dog Tags and Finger Scanners: The Apology and Aboriginal Protection in the Northern Territory 1863-1972 [Book Review]
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Northern Territory History , no. 23 2012; (p. 100-101)
— Review of Brass Discs, Dog Tags & Finger Scanners 2011 single work criticism -
A Road Paved with Good Intentions
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August - September no. 119 2012; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Brass Discs, Dog Tags & Finger Scanners 2011 single work criticism
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A Road Paved with Good Intentions
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Arena Magazine , August - September no. 119 2012; (p. 52-53)
— Review of Brass Discs, Dog Tags & Finger Scanners 2011 single work criticism -
Brass Discs, Dog Tags and Finger Scanners: The Apology and Aboriginal Protection in the Northern Territory 1863-1972 [Book Review]
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Journal of Northern Territory History , no. 23 2012; (p. 100-101)
— Review of Brass Discs, Dog Tags & Finger Scanners 2011 single work criticism
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