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Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 Dhan-gadi Resistance to Assimilation
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'For the Dhan-gadi people of the Macleay Valley, European domination has been a constant feature of their lives since occupation of the valley in the mid nineteenth century, The historical specificities of this colonial domination-the kinds of Aboriginal-European interaction and the mechanisms of cultural, political and economic subordination-have changed continually through time. The aim of this chapter is to examine one of these moments of domination, It explores the way a changing configuration of power has in part structured Dhan-gadi responses, while itself being subject to subversion by continuous attempts by the Dhan-gadi to resist incorporation into an encompassing state system. In the period I am considering, namely the era 1936-68, during which the Aborigines were subject to Institutionalisation, one sees the emergence of subtle, non-violent forms of resistance.' (Introduction)

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  • Includes bibliography

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    y separately published work icon Being Black: Aboriginal Cultures in 'Settled' Australia Ian Keen (editor), Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1988 9108245 1988 selected work criticism

    'Being black brings together the results of research by a range of renowned anthropologists focusing on the social life of people who used to be labelled 'part-Aborigines' or 'urban Aborigines'. The research cover issues like the basis of identity; the ties of family; the structure of communities; ways of speaking; beliefs and feelings about country, and attitudes to the past.' (Source: Publisher's website)

    Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1988
    pg. 33-63
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