| It's Our Country: Indigenous Arguments for Meaningful Constitutional Recognition and Reform Contributor(s): Davis, Megan (Author), Langton, Marcia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0522869939 ISBN-13: 9780522869934 Publisher: Melbourne University OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Indigenous Studies - Political Science | World - Australian & Oceanian - Political Science | Constitutions |
| Dewey: 323.119 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 236 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why should Indigenous people have a direct say in the decisions that affect their lives? Australia is one of the only liberal democracies still grappling with such a fundamental question. The idea of constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians has become a highly political and contentious issue. It is entangled in institutional processes that rarely allow the diversity of Indigenous opinion to be expressed. With a referendum on the agenda, it is now urgent that Indigenous people have a direct say in the form of recognition that constitutional change might achieve. It's Our Country: Indigenous Arguments for Meaningful Constitutional Recognition and Reform is a collection of essays by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander thinkers and leaders including Patrick Dodson, Noel Pearson, Dawn Casey, Nyunggai Warren Mundine and Mick Mansell. Each essay explores what recognition and constitutional reform might achieve--or not achieve--for Indigenous people. |