After more than two hundred years, one of the most important moral
issues facing Australian society in the 1990s remains the need for
reconciliation with its indigenous people. In this selection of
essays, H. C. Coombs reflects on the nature of Aboriginal identity
and the importance of autonomy for Australia's Aboriginal people.
He also suggests strategies by which self-determination might be
achieved in practice. Many of the chapters have been written
especially for this volume - including one in which Dr Coombs makes
a thoughtful and provocative contribution to the Mabo debate,
linking the High Court's historic 1992 decision on native title to
prospects for Aboriginal autonomy. Dr Coombs writes with the
conviction that 'mainstream' Australia stands to gain as much, if
not more, than Aboriginal people from the fulfilment of Aboriginal
aspirations. It is a personal and passionate plea for a just
society, from one of white Australia's most influential and
eloquent advocates of self-determination for its indigenous people.
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