CRIM20004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Terra Nullius, Ethnomethodology, Symbolic Interactionism
27 Jul 2018
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Race and identity: debate on aboriginal identity is as much about non-aboriginal identity, ambiguity because of colonisation, reminder that the land belonged to others. "white identity" refers to a sense of superiority. Aboriginal identity: need their own definition of identity, multiple ide(cid:374)tities ide(cid:374)tifi(cid:272)atio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith la(cid:374)d, la(cid:374)guage a(cid:374)d ki(cid:374, but aboriginal identity will always be created by aboriginal and non-aboriginal people. Those who were removed: hospitals, holiday camps were sites of removal, differences in experience depending on methods of removal and knowledge on their heritage. Some removed didn"t know about their aboriginal identity: denial by some parent of aboriginality of children placed with them, denigration of identity by some, no li(cid:448)ed se(cid:374)se of a(cid:271)origi(cid:374)al ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455) diffi(cid:272)ult for pare(cid:374)ts to s(cid:455)(cid:373)pathise. The non-aboriginal parents: aboriginal children were less desirable than white-children, parents who were unfit for white children given a "reject baby" Fear of their children"s rejection by the wider community. Returning "home: different experiences for different people.
