Throwing Off the Cloak Reclaiming Self-Reliance in Torres Strait

by Osborne, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9780855756628
• ISBN10: 0855756624
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-01
• Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press

Summary

Throwing off the Cloak opens a window onto the Torres Strait Islands peoples' struggles for control over their own lives, and recognition of their unique island identities and aspirations.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Osborne is the author of Torres Strait Islander Women and the Pacific War.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	p. v
Informants	p. vi
Clusters of island communities in Torres Strait	p. vii
Map of Torres Strait and surrounds	p. viii
Map of islands of the Torres Strait	p. ix
Shortened forms	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. xii
Introduction	p. xiii
The early years	p. 1
Paternalism challenged	p. 21
The growth of political activism	p. 43
Political momentum	p. 71
Ownership of land and sea	p. 88
Traditional ownership of the sea's resources	p. 117
Greater autonomy	p. 135
Reflexions	p. 158
References	p. 168
Index	p. 176
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