Coranderrk : we will show the country
Nanni, Giordano2013
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The battle for Coranderrk was one of the first sustained campaigns for justice, land rights and self-determination. Proud of their culture, their community and their award-winning farm, the Kulin people (led by William Barak) lobbied against the Aboriginal Protection Board and greedy local landowners, who wanted them removed. The authors foreground the events which led to the protest campaign, the 1881 Parliamentary Inquiry, and the aftermath. In verbatim-theatre, professional actors rescue Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal witnesses from dusty archives, allowing them to speak to a contemporary audience. Coranderrk now allows all readers that same access.
Main title:
Coranderrk : we will show the country / Giordano Nanni and Andrea James.
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Imprint:
Canberra, A.C.T. : Aboriginal Studies Press, 2013.
Collation:
xvi, 224 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps, portraits, photographs (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Coranderrk is a superb example of communicating history to a wide audience, using methods that bring together scholarship, performance and Aboriginal knowledge. In doing so it provides a deeper and more accurate understanding of the colonial past. It comprises twenty-three extracts from the Minutes of Evidence of the Coranderrk Inquiry, accompanied by an analysis of the historical text and context. The book relies strongly on primary-source materials and accurately references historical analysis from scholarly and Aboriginal perspectives. An introduction illustrates how Coranderrk provides a window onto the history of colonial dispossession and genocide in settler states more generally as well as the historical events which led to the establishment of the Coranderrk community, the protest campaign that sparked the 1881 Parliamentary Inquiry, and the consequences and aftermath of the Inquiry. Coranderrk relies strongly on primary-source materials (featuring an archive of testimonies of Aboriginal people that has hitherto received little attention), and contains valuable and accurately referenced historical analysis of this material from scholarly and Aboriginal perspectives, including reflections on the process of working between history and theatre to promote education.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
A brief history of Coranderrk, 1835-1881 : invasion and dispossession; John Green and the establishment of Coranderrk; The Board for the Protection of Aborigines; Coranderrk's growth: 1863-74; John Green's removal; The Coranderrk rebellion; Mrs Bon and the path to the Inquiry; The Coranderrk Inquiry -- Coranderrk - We will show the country : guide to the annotated script, list of players --The aftermath, 1881-1924 : the 1886 "Half-Caste Act"; The end and new beginnings -- The making of Coranderrk : credits and performance history; Final reflections.
ISBN:
9781922059390
Dewey class:
994.50049915
Language:
English
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Subject:
Green, John, 1830-1903Bon, Anne Fraser, 1838-1936Ogilvie, Christian, 1820-1883Hagenauer, F. A. (Frederick August), 1829-1909Curr, Edward M. (Edward Micklethwaite), 1820-1889Bamfield, Thomas, approximately 1844-1893Grant, Alice Zipporah, 1861-1921Barak, William, Yarra Yarra chief, 1824-1903Barak, David, 1867-1881Wandon, Robert, 1855-1908Dunnolly, Thomas, 1856-1923Page, Andrew Matthew Adolph, died 1890Morgan, Caroline, approximately 1848-1889Tevlin, Michael, approximately 1846-1923Jackson, Phinnimore, approximately 1868-1930Brangy, Eda, born approximately 1860Syme, George, 1822-1894Strickland, FrederickJennings, Henry, 1805-1885Coranderrk Aboriginal Station (Vic.) -- HistoryVictoria. Board Appointed to Enquire into, and Report upon, the Present Condition and Management of the Coranderrk Aboriginal StationWurundjeri (Australian people) -- Australia -- Coranderrk (Vic.) -- HistoryWurundjeri (Australian people) -- Australia -- Coranderrk (Vic.) -- Social conditionsAboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Coranderrk (Vic.) -- HistoryAboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Coranderrk (Vic.) -- Social conditionsCoranderrk (Vic.) -- HistoryVictoria -- History -- 1834-1900
BRN:
233673
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 994.50049915 NAN | Available |