Treaty! Let's Get It Right

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780855754334
• ISBN10: 0855754338
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-01
• Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press

Summary

This collection of essays was commissioned by ATSIC and AIATSIS to stimulate discussion and debate about a treaty in Australia.

Author Biography

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is the world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Acknowledgements	p. 2
Citizenship, Assimilation and a Treaty	p. 5
Practical Steps Towards a Treaty--Structures, Challenges and the Need for Flexibility	p. 18
Unfinished Business: A Shadow Across Our Relationships	p. 30
Negotiating Settlements: Indigenous Peoples, Settler States and the Significance of Treaties and Agreements	p. 41
How Do We Treat Our Treasures? Indigenous Heritage Rights in a Treaty	p. 53
Indigenous Education, Languages and Treaty: The Redefinition of a New Relationship with Australia	p. 72
'Who's Your Mob?'--The Politics of Aboriginal Identity and the Implications for a Treaty	p. 88
A Story of Emergence--NIYMA's Views on a Treaty National Indigenous Youth Movement of Australia (NIYMA)	p. 107
Native Title, 'Tides of History' and Our Continuing Claims for Justice--Sovereignty, Self Determination and Treaty	p. 118
International Human Rights Law and the Domestic Treaty Process	p. 137
Indigenous Disadvantage, Indigenous Governance and the Notion of a Treaty in Australia: An Indigenous Perspective	p. 151
Treaty and the Self-determination Agendas of Torres Strait Islanders: A Common Struggle	p. 166
Mabo Ten Years On--Small Step or Giant Leap	p. 185
Sorry Day Speech, Melbourne 2003	p. 198
Bibliography	p. 200
Notes	p. 217
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