The Mind of a Thief.
Exploring the history of the Wiradjuri people, the conflict of colonization, their mythologies, and their attachment to the land, author Patti Miller reveals both her own story and the position of Aboriginal people in today's society in this fascinating memoir. For 40,000 years, the Central New...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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St Lucia :
University of Queensland Press,
2012.
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| Summary: | Exploring the history of the Wiradjuri people, the conflict of colonization, their mythologies, and their attachment to the land, author Patti Miller reveals both her own story and the position of Aboriginal people in today's society in this fascinating memoir. For 40,000 years, the Central New South Wales area of Wellington was Aboriginal Wiradjuri land. Following the arrival of white men, it became a penal settlement, a mission station, a gold-mining town, and a farming center with a history of white comfort and black marginalization. In the late 20th century, it was also the subject of the. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (302 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780702248184 0702248185 9780702248191 0702248193 9780702250446 0702250449 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |