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Torres Strait Islanders
...To my people...
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gardening, land use, Mabo, Edward Koiki, manifesto, native title, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders
The islander migration
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1945-
employment, James Cook University, language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, migration, pearling industry, Queensland, Torres Strait Islanders, World War 2
Eddie as a Teenager, 1950s
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1950s
education, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
Douglas Pitt descendants
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colonisation, Hayes, Bully, Kennedy, Flo, Mer, pearling industry, Pitt, Douglas, Stars of Tagai, Torres Strait Islanders
60 Days Notice
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1882
Mimi, Marou, Murray Island, Papua New Guinea, pearling industry, Pitt, Douglas, Torres Strait Islanders, trade
...a passion for accuracy...
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1888-1908
anthropology, Bruce, Jack, Cambridge Anthropological Expedition, Haddon, A.C., London Missionary Society, Mer, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
Origin and Cause of Discontent
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1936
Chief Protector of Aborigines, Christianity, pearling industry, Protection Act, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, strike, Torres Strait Islanders
Diver's Lament
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language, Mabo, Edward Koiki, Mabuiag Island, pearling industry, songs, Torres Strait Islanders
Tombstone Unveiling Ceremonies
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burial, Sharp, Dr. Nonie, Stars of Tagai, tombstone unveiling, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
John Singe On World War 2
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army, Singe, John, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders, Torres Strait Light infantry battalion, war, World War 2
...We treated like white men in the Army...
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army, Singe, John, Torres Strait Islanders, Torres Strait Light infantry battalion, war, World War 2
Torres Strait Soldiers
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1940s
army, soldiers, Torres Strait Islanders, Torres Strait Light infantry battalion, war, World War 2
The Border Problem
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international border, politics, Queensland, Singe, John, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders, treaties
Indigenous Unity
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bicentennial, cultural preservation, culture, custom, Namok, Bernard, national identity, spirit, Thomas, Harold, Torres Strait Islanders
Two phases of 'assimilation'
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1930-1949
assimilation, racism, Stolen Generation, Torres Strait Islanders, World War 2
The government's view of reserves: protection during a transitional period
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1951-1963
assimilation, FCAATSI, Hasluck, Paul, missions, Northern Territory, racism, reserves, Torres Strait Islanders
An alternative view of reserves: the conference of Aboriginal organisations
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1958
activism, assimilation, FCAATSI Federal Council For Aboriginal Advancement , Hasluck, Paul, land rights, racism, reconciliation, reserves, Torres Strait Islanders
Roberta Sykes (Embassy activist) on the Embassy
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1973
activism, Australian Labor Party, FCAATSI Federal Council For Aboriginal Advancement , Foley, Gary, land rights, resistance, Sykes, Bobbi, tent embassy, Torres Strait Islanders, Whitlam, Gough
Customs Old & New
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Bakir Auski, indigenous Australians, Mer, Meriam culture, tombstone ceremony, Torres Strait Islanders
Gift Exchange
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Meriam culture, Papua New Guinea, seafarers, Torres Strait Islanders
Pearl Fishers & Their Times
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colonisation, fishing, pearling industry, sea rights, Torres Strait Islanders
Striking Back
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1880-1936
Mer, Murray Island, pearling industry, strike, Torres Strait Islanders
Inside & Outside
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1960-1981
activism, Mabo Case, Malo's laws, Meriam culture, Mimi, Marou, Passi, Reverend Dave, Torres Strait, Torres Strait Islanders
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
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aboriginal law, aborigines, anthropology, culture, indigenous people, Torres Strait Islanders