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They Don't Speak an Aboriginal Language, Or Do They? single work   criticism  
Issue Details: First known date: 1988... 1988 They Don't Speak an Aboriginal Language, Or Do They?
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'Growing numbers of people in 'settled' Australia who identify as Aboriginal , speak varieties of English as their first language. The fact that such people speak little or none of their traditional Aboriginal languages is often used by non-Aboriginal people as evidence that these people are 'not really Aboriginal'. Thus the choice of language variety plays an important role In questions of Aboriginal Identity, and therefore in Issues of needs and rights in areas such as politics, land rights and education.' (Introduction)

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  • Includes bibliography

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    y separately published work icon Being Black: Aboriginal Cultures in 'Settled' Australia Ian Keen (editor), Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1988 9108245 1988 selected work criticism

    'Being black brings together the results of research by a range of renowned anthropologists focusing on the social life of people who used to be labelled 'part-Aborigines' or 'urban Aborigines'. The research cover issues like the basis of identity; the ties of family; the structure of communities; ways of speaking; beliefs and feelings about country, and attitudes to the past.' (Source: Publisher's website)

         Canberra : Aboriginal Studies Press , 1988     pg. 97-115
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  • South East Queensland, Queensland,
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