Negotiating place in colonial Darwin, Interactions between Aborigines and whites, 1869-1911
Details:
Title
Negotiating place in colonial Darwin, Interactions between Aborigines and whites, 1869-1911,
Creator
Wells, Samantha,
Issued by
Historical Society of the Northern Territory,
Collection
E-Publications,
E-Books,
PublicationNT,
Thesis (Ph. D.) - University of Technology, Sydney,
Date
2003,
Location
Darwin,
Description
"This thesis draws on the documentary historical record to examine the interactions between the indigenous Larrakia people and the white settlers in the colonial township of Darwin between the years 1869 and 1911. The colonial recognition of the Larrakia as the traditional owners of lands in the Darwin region and the historical question of their land rights is discussed in some detail. The colonisation of the Darwin region had a considerable impact on the Larrakia people’s ability to live on their country as they had done prior to the invasion. This thesis seeks to understand the negotiations, compromises and decisions the Larrakia made to survive in their changing landscape. This thesis shows that while the Larrakia people were recognised as the prior occupants of Darwin and, as such, accorded a distinct status within the township in the whole period under study, the colonisers ultimately failed to give tangible expression to the Larrakia’s land rights." - Abstract,
Notes
Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,
Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy University of Technology, Sydney. 2003,
Table of contents
Abstract -- Introduction -- Claiming and naming -- Exchange and alliance -- Land and meaning -- Inclusion and exclusion -- Reserves and rations -- Legislation and segregation -- Appendix 1: instructions issued to to the Protector of Aborigines -- Bibliography,
Language
English,
Subject
Race relations,
Culture,
Relationship to land,
Government settlements, reserves,
Native title,
Larrakia,
Publisher name
Publisher not known,
Place of publication
Place not known,
Series
Thesis (Ph. D.) - University of Technology, Sydney,