54050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Stolen Generations, Quadroon, Ethnocentrism
Document Summary
Self and society: contested terrain: the battlefield of aboriginal history. Fewer than 120 of those languages have survived today, some endangered. Aboriginal and australian history separation of histories questioned. Geographical defined person or by language- eg koorie vs murray- outcome of colonialization. Indigenous australians: 1990s, rights of indigenous people world wide- affecting policies to all australia, aboriginal and torres strait islander preferred. Referring to cast terms: full blood, half caste, quadroon etc. Highlight natural context of history- use terms in historical policies, terms considered offensive. Based eugenics theories of race- terms tell us much about white attitudes to indigenous people. Redu(cid:272)tio(cid:374) of a(cid:271)origi(cid:374)al ide(cid:374)tity: (cid:862)(cid:271)reedi(cid:374)g out the (cid:272)olour(cid:863)- stolen generation, policies lead to conversations about considerations of colonialization as genocide. Working definition: being of aboriginal, identifying, accepted (mechanism for public services to determine benefits) Today in 21st century- geneological connection, personally identified, acceptance as a person.
