AustLit

'The origin of this collection was a symposium held in October 2018 at the Shepparton campus of La Trobe University, Australia, entitled Rethinking and Researching 20`1? Century Aboriginal Exemption in Australia. Led by Aunty Kella Robinson and Aunty Judi Wickes and convened by Lucinda Aberdeen and Jennifer Jones. the symposium was the first serious examination of the multifaceted and often fraught issue of exemption certificates that in some jurisdictions removed Aboriginal people from liability under the various state and territory Aboriginal protection legislation. Particular attention was given to the cultural sensitivities involved and to the potential to engage younger people in what to many was an unknown legacy. (Introduction)