Title Throwing off the cloak : reclaiming self-reliance in Torres Strait / Elizabeth Osborne

Published Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2009

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	323.119912 Osb/Tot		AVAILABLE

Description xvii, 188 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm Contents Ch. 1. The early years -- Ch. 2. Paternalism challenged -- Ch. 3. The growth of political activism -- Ch. 4. Political momentum -- Ch. 5. Ownership of land and sea -- Ch. 6. Traditional ownership of the sea's resources -- Ch. 7. Greater autonomy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-175) and index Subject Torres Strait Islanders -- Ethnic identity. Torres Strait Islanders -- Politics and government. Torres Strait Islanders -- Government relations. ISBN 9780855756628

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