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The Australian nation has reached an impasse in Indigenous policy
and practice and fresh strategies and perspectives are required.
Trapped by History highlights a fundamental issue that the
Australian nation must confront to develop a genuine relationship
with Indigenous Australians. The existing relationship between
Indigenous people and the Australian state was constructed on the
myth of an empty land - terra nullius. Interactions with Indigenous
people have been constrained by eighteenth-century assumptions and
beliefs that Indigenous people did not have organised societies,
had neither land ownership nor a recognisable form of sovereignty,
and that they were 'savage' but could be 'civilized' through the
erasure of their culture. These incorrect assumptions and beliefs
are the foundation of the legal, constitutional and political
treatment of Indigenous Australians over the course of the
country's history. They remain ingrained in governmental
institutions, Indigenous policy making, judicial decision making
and contemporary public attitudes about Indigenous people. Trapped
by History shines new light upon historical and contemporary
examples where Indigenous people have attempted to engage and
dialogue with state and federal governments. These governments have
responded by trying to suppress and discredit Indigenous rights,
culture and identities and impose assimilationist policies. In
doing so they have rejected or ignored Indigenous attempts at
dialogue and partnership. Other settler countries such as New
Zealand, Canada and the United States of America have all
negotiated treaties with Indigenous people and have developed
constitutional ways of engaging cross culturally. In Australia, the
limited recognition that Indigenous people have achieved to date
shows that the state is unable to resolve long standing issues with
Indigenous people. Movement beyond the current colonial
relationship with Indigenous Australians requires a genuine
dialogue to not only examine the legal and intellectual framework
that constrains Indigenous recognition but to create new
foundations for a renewed relationship based on intercultural
negotiation, mutual respect, sharing and mutual responsibility.
This must involve building a shared understanding around addressing
past injustices and creating a shared vision for how Indigenous
people and other Australians will associate politically in the
future.
The Australian nation has reached an impasse in Indigenous policy
and practice and fresh strategies and perspectives are required.
Trapped by History will highlight a fundamental issue that the
Australian nation must confront to develop a genuine relationship
with Indigenous Australians. The existing relationship between
Indigenous people and the Australian state was constructed on the
myth of an empty land - terra nullius. Therefore, interactions with
Indigenous people have been constrained by eighteenth-century
assumptions and beliefs that Indigenous people did not have
organised societies, had neither land ownership nor a recognisable
form of sovereignty, and that they were 'savage' but could be
'civilized' through the erasure of their culture. These incorrect
assumptions and beliefs are the foundation of the legal,
constitutional and political treatment of Indigenous Australians
over the course of the country's history. They remain ingrained in
governmental institutions, Indigenous policy making, judicial
decision making and contemporary public attitudes about Indigenous
people. Trapped by History shines new light upon several historical
and contemporary examples where Indigenous people have attempted to
engage and dialogue with state and federal governments. These
governments have responded by trying to suppress and discredit
Indigenous rights, culture and identities and impose
assimilationist policies. In doing so they have rejected or ignored
Indigenous attempts at dialogue and partnership. Other settler
countries such as New Zealand, Canada and the United States of
America have all negotiated treaties with Indigenous people and
have developed constitutional ways of engaging cross culturally. In
Australia, the limited recognition that Indigenous people have
achieved to date shows that the state is unable to resolve long
standing issues with Indigenous people. Movement beyond the current
colonial relationship with Indigenous Australians requires a
genuine dialogue to not only examine the legal and intellectual
framework that constrain Indigenous recognition but to create new
foundations for a renewed relationship based on intercultural
negotiation, mutual respect, sharing and mutual responsibility.
This must involve building a shared understanding around addressing
past injustices and creating a shared vision for how Indigenous
people and other Australians would associate politically in the
future.
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