Comparing the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation
Title | Comparing the Policy of Aboriginal Assimilation PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Armitage |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Pages | 303 |
Release | 2011-11-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0774842709 |
The aboriginal people of Australia, Canada, and New Zealand became minorities in their own countries in the nineteenth century. The expanding British Empire had its own vision for the future of these peoples, which was expressed in 1837 by the Select Committee on Aborigines of the House of Commons. It was a vision of the steps necessary for them to become civilized, Christian, and citizens -- in a word, assimilated. This book provides the first systematic and comparative treatment of the social policy of assimilation that was followed in these three countries. The recommendations of the 1837 committee were broadly followed by each of the three countries, but there were major differences in the means that were used. Australia began with a denial of the aboriginal presence, Canada began establishing a register of all 'status' Indians, and New Zealand began by giving all Maori British citizenship.
Taking Assimilation to Heart
Title | Taking Assimilation to Heart PDF eBook |
Author | Katherine Ellinghaus |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 311 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 080325735X |
Examines marriages between white women and indigenous men in Australia and the United States between 1887 and 1937. This study uncovers striking differences between the policies of assimilation endorsed by Australia and those encouraged by the United States.
Contesting Assimilation
Title | Contesting Assimilation PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Rowse |
Publisher | API Network Australia Research Institute Curtin University O |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Contesting assimilation (Symposia)
Spinning the Dream
Title | Spinning the Dream PDF eBook |
Author | Anna Haebich |
Publisher | Fremantle Press |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781921361074 |
"A history of the policy of Assimilation in Australia as applied to Aboriginal people and non-English speaking immigrants from the 1950s to the 1970s"--Provided by publisher.
Indifferent Inclusion
Title | Indifferent Inclusion PDF eBook |
Author | Russell McGregor |
Publisher | Aboriginal Studies Press |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0855757795 |
Combining the perspectives of political, social and cultural history, this book presents a holistic interpretation of the complex relationship between Indigenous and settler Australians during the mid 20th century. The author provides an insightful history of the changing nature of race relations in Australia.
Aboriginal Art
Title | Aboriginal Art PDF eBook |
Author | Donna Leslie |
Publisher | MacMillan Art Publishing |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Aboriginal Australians |
ISBN |
Donna Leslie, a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne, sets out to demonstrate how Aboriginal art has questioned the 'assimilationist' policies which prevailed in Australia from the 1930s to the 1970s. Her rigorous and sustained argument, supported by an impressive array of important visual images, reveals an extensive grasp of issues relating not only to the practice and history of art, but also in fields of anthropology, ethnology and sociology. The book is a rare presentation of aspects of the history of Aboriginal art from an Aboriginal perspective, and provides fresh ways of understanding Aboriginal experience. While the author acknowledges the problems faced by Aboriginal peoples, particularly those associated with the former policy of assimilation, her message is positive and encourages a deepening understanding of Aboriginal art, culture and peoples in the spirit of reconciliation. Moreover, she addresses the development of Aboriginal art in the modern Australian city, as well as in the more traditional environment of the land.
Dreams and Nightmares of a White Australia
Title | Dreams and Nightmares of a White Australia PDF eBook |
Author | Catriona Elder |
Publisher | Peter Lang |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 9783039117222 |
Analysis of the assimilation issues and race relations in five novels from the 1950s and 1960s and three non-fiction and texts that were produced in academic and government circles regarding the 'half caste problem' in the 1930s and 1940s; includes overview of assimilation in Australia and definitions of assimilation; management of race relations in Australia; eugenic politics; Aboriginality; 1937 Aboriginal welfare conference; Citizenship for the Aborigines (1944); Australia's Colours Minority: Its place in the community (1947).