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Serving our country : indigenous Australians, war, defence and citizenship

Serving our country : indigenous Australians, war, defence and citizenship

After decades of silence, Serving Our Country is the first comprehensive history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s participation in the Australian defence forces. While Indigenous Australians have enlisted in the defence forces since the Boer War, for much of this time they defied racist restrictions and were denied full citizenship rights on their return to civilian life. In Serving Our Country Mick Dodson, John Maynard, Joan Beaumont, Noah Riseman, Alison Cadzow, and others, reveal the courage, resilience, and trauma of Indigenous defence personnel and their families, and document the long struggle to gain recognition for their role in the defence of Australia.

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Barcode Shelf Location Collection Volume Ref. Status Due Date
920396540 WAR 355.00899915 BEA
Non Fiction   . Available .  
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Field name Details
RSN 000060717622
ISBN 9781742235394 (paperback)
Call Number 355.00899915094
Edition 1st.
Attachments illustrations, maps, plates, photographs ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary After decades of silence, Serving Our Country is the first comprehensive history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s participation in the Australian defence forces. While Indigenous Australians have enlisted in the defence forces since the Boer War, for much of this time they defied racist restrictions and were denied full citizenship rights on their return to civilian life. In Serving Our Country Mick Dodson, John Maynard, Joan Beaumont, Noah Riseman, Alison Cadzow, and others, reveal the courage, resilience, and trauma of Indigenous defence personnel and their families, and document the long struggle to gain recognition for their role in the defence of Australia.
Subject World War, 1914-1918 Participation, Torres Strait Islander.
Civil rights
Aboriginal Australian soldiers
Citizenship
Australia History, Military.
Australia Armed Forces Aboriginal Australians
Australia Race relations.
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