Black, White and Exempt: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lives Under Exemption - Couverture souple

 
9781925302332: Black, White and Exempt: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Lives Under Exemption
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1925302334 ISBN 13 : 9781925302332
Editeur : ATF Press, 2021

Synopsis

In 1957, Ella Simon of Purfleet mission near Taree, New South Wales, applied for and was granted a certificate of exemption. Exemption gave her legal freedoms denied to other Indigenous Australians at that time: she could travel freely, open a bank account, and live and work where she wanted. In the eyes of the law she became a non-Aboriginal, but in return she could not associate -with other Aboriginal people - even her own family or community. It 'stank in my nostrils' -- Ella Simon 1978. These personal and often painful histories uncovered in archives, family stories and lived experiences reveal new perspectives on exemption. Black, White and Exempt describes the resourcefulness of those who sought exemption to obtain freedom from hardship and oppressive regulation of their lives as Aboriginal Australians. It celebrates their resilience and explores how they negotiated exemption to protect their families and increase opportunities for them. The book also charts exemptees who struggled to advance Aboriginal rights, resist state control and abolish the exemption system.

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Éditeur
ATF Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1925302334
ISBN 13 
9781925302332
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Éditeur
Aberdeen Lucinda, Jones Jennifer
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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