McGregor, Russell (2007) Looking across the Tasman: New Zealand exemplars in Australian indigenous affairs, 1920s-1970s. History Compass, 5 (2). pp. 406-426.

PDF Restricted to Repository staff only

Abstract

This article explores some ways in which those Australians who sought to advance Aboriginal interests looked to New Zealand for guidance and inspiration during the half-century from the 1920s to the 1970s. I consider this trans-Tasman interaction under three headings: parliamentary representation, respect and recognition, and land rights. These, according to Australian activists, Maori possessed and Aborigines lacked. Making up the deficiency, they claimed, would promote Aboriginal well-being. I also look at how and why the prominence of New Zealand exemplars, relative to those from other countries, changed over these fifty years.

Item ID:	2931
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1478-0542
Date Deposited:	08 May 2009 04:42
FoR Codes:	21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2103 Historical Studies > 210301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History @ 80% 21 HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY > 2103 Historical Studies > 210311 New Zealand History @ 20%
SEO Codes:	95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950503 Understanding Australias Past @ 60% 95 CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING > 9505 Understanding Past Societies > 950599 Understanding Past Societies not elsewhere classified @ 40%
Downloads:	Total: 3
	More Statistics