Recognising the significance of the ‘mainland’ presence on Palm Island, past and present
SummaryIn this paper, I look at the question of the relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the “remote” community of Palm Island. The island, located in North-east Queensland, is host to an Aboriginal population of about 3000 people, with a small non-Aboriginal population of...
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Les actes de colloques du musée du quai Branly Jacques Chirac
2014
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| Online adgang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | SummaryIn this paper, I look at the question of the relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the “remote” community of Palm Island. The island, located in North-east Queensland, is host to an Aboriginal population of about 3000 people, with a small non-Aboriginal population of approximately 200. Until the late 1970s, Palm Island operated as an Aboriginal reserve, under the supervision of non-Aboriginal administrators. Lately, Palm Island has come under intense mediatic a... |
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