Biting the clouds : a Badtjala perspective on the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act, 1897 [Paperback]
Foley, Fiona, 1964-2020
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A striking and compelling book reclaiming history by a renowned Indigenous visual artist. In this groundbreaking work of Indigenous scholarship, nationally renowned visual artist Fiona Foley addresses the inherent silences, errors and injustices from the perspective of her people, the Badtjala of K'gari (Fraser Island). She shines a critical light on the little-known colonial-era practice of paying Indigenous workers in opium and the 'solution' of then displacing them to K'gari.Biting the Clouds - a euphemism for being stoned on opium - combines historical, personal and cultural imagery to reclaim the Badtjala story from the colonisation narrative. Full-colour images of Foley's artwork add further impact to this important examination of Australian history.
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Imprint:
St Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2020.
Collation:
154 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780702262982
Dewey class:
305.899150943305.89915
Language:
English
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Subject:
Queensland. Aborigines Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act 1897Badtjala (Australian people)Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland -- Fraser IslandAboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- QueenslandAboriginal Australians -- Government policy -- Queensland -- HistoryArtists, Aboriginal Australian -- QueenslandAboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Fraser Island (Qld.)Aboriginal Australians -- Drug useOpium abuse -- Australia -- Fraser Island (Qld.) -- HistoryFraser Island (Qld.) -- History
BRN:
382224
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Indigenous | 305.89915 FOL | Available |