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Uncommon Ground is a unique exploration of the complex roles played by white women in Australian Indigenous histories. it showcases some of the latest and most interesting work in Australia on gender and cross-cultural history. Within a particular historical context, each chapter highlights the work of a woman involved in Aboriginal issues, and with Aboriginal people. Well-known as well as less prominent public figures, are included. There is a mix of activists, writers, and workers in missionary groups and administration as well as Pearl Gibbs, the leading Aboriginal woman activist who worked closely with contemporary white feminists. (Libraries Australia record).
Notes
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Contents indexed selectively.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Canberra,
Australian Capital Territory,:Aboriginal Studies Press
, 2005 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- 'Bye and Bye When All the Natives Have Gone' : Daisy Bates and Billingee, single work biography (p. 199-216)
- 'A Glorious Thing is to Live in a Tent in the Infinite' : Daisy Bates, single work biography (p. 217-231)
- 'I Drew Very Close to These Men, Sharing Their Dilemma...' : Elizabeth Durack, single work biography (p. 232-240)
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'To Put on Record as Faithfully as Possible' : Catherine Martin,
single work
biography
(p. 241-256)
'...The Incredible Journey, published in 1923, presented a positive view of Indigenous motherhood and raised the issue of stolen children at a time when white public opinion had little interest in or sympathy for these issues... (Source: Allen, Margaret. 'To Put on Record, as Faithfully as Possible': Catherine Martin. New ed. In: Cole, Anna (Editor); Haskins, Victoria (Editor); Paisley, Fiona (Editor). Uncommon Ground: White Women in Aboriginal History. New ed. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press, 2005:241)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also e-book.
Works about this Work
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Aboriginal Women's Memories : An Attempt at Rewriting Official Australian History
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Partnership Id-Entities : Cultural and Literary Re-Insciption/s of the Feminine 2010; (p. 45-54) 'In 1997 the 'Bringing Them Home' report opened a new chapter in Australian history by bringing to light one of the most systematic and cruel colonial practices based on assimilation ideology and policy : the so-called Stolen Generation. The report on the two year National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families estimates that from 1911 to the end of the 1970s the shocking nomber of 100,000 children were removed from their families with the aim of 'civilizing' them by integrating them forcibly into European culture. To confirm the magnitude of the phenomenon, the Aboriginal writer, Anita Heiss once said: 'I haven't met one Indigenous Australian who hasn't been affected by the policies of protection that lead to what we commonly refer to as the Stolen Generations'.
Since the report was released, this deep and complex question has been many times represented in literature as well as in cinematographic fiction...'(p. 45)
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Untitled
2007
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Cercles 2000-;
— Review of Uncommon Ground : White Women and Aboriginal History 2005 anthology biography -
A Plea for Generosity
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 April 2006; (p. 30)
— Review of Uncommon Ground : White Women and Aboriginal History 2005 anthology biography -
Pioneer Women Shown in Hard Struggle of Life
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 August 2005; (p. 14)
— Review of Great Pioneer Women of the Outback 2005 selected work biography ; Uncommon Ground : White Women and Aboriginal History 2005 anthology biography
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Pioneer Women Shown in Hard Struggle of Life
2005
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 20 August 2005; (p. 14)
— Review of Great Pioneer Women of the Outback 2005 selected work biography ; Uncommon Ground : White Women and Aboriginal History 2005 anthology biography -
Untitled
2007
2007
single work
review
— Appears in: Cercles 2000-;
— Review of Uncommon Ground : White Women and Aboriginal History 2005 anthology biography -
A Plea for Generosity
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 5 April 2006; (p. 30)
— Review of Uncommon Ground : White Women and Aboriginal History 2005 anthology biography -
Aboriginal Women's Memories : An Attempt at Rewriting Official Australian History
2010
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Partnership Id-Entities : Cultural and Literary Re-Insciption/s of the Feminine 2010; (p. 45-54) 'In 1997 the 'Bringing Them Home' report opened a new chapter in Australian history by bringing to light one of the most systematic and cruel colonial practices based on assimilation ideology and policy : the so-called Stolen Generation. The report on the two year National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families estimates that from 1911 to the end of the 1970s the shocking nomber of 100,000 children were removed from their families with the aim of 'civilizing' them by integrating them forcibly into European culture. To confirm the magnitude of the phenomenon, the Aboriginal writer, Anita Heiss once said: 'I haven't met one Indigenous Australian who hasn't been affected by the policies of protection that lead to what we commonly refer to as the Stolen Generations'.
Since the report was released, this deep and complex question has been many times represented in literature as well as in cinematographic fiction...'(p. 45)
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