Fighting Hard: The Victorian Aborigines Advancement League
Author(s): Richard Broome
Fighting Hard tells a history of the Aborigines Advancement League, the oldest Aboriginal organisation in Australia. As both a welfare and activist body, the League can be seen as the 'mother' of all Aboriginal Victorian community organisations, having spawned a diverse range of organisations. The League influenced the fight for civil rights and took a stand against the government's assimilation policy. Its activism with government and the United Nations predates the better known Tent Embassy and provided a Victorian, national and international perspective on Aboriginal affairs. Over the years the League has proven that despite the pervasive mythology, Aboriginal people can successfully govern their own organisations. In particular, the League has proven its capacity for managing good governance while maintaining Aboriginal cultural values.
Product Information
Richard Broome practised history at university for thirty five years, much of that time at La Trobe University, where he taught Australian and Indigenous history. He has won teaching awards, worked with secondary school curriculum, and is the author of eight books, including the prize-winning Aboriginal Victorians: A History since 1800(2005) and Aboriginal Australians: A History since 1788(2010).
The birth of Yorta Yorta activism; Aboriginal Melbourne; Rocket testing launches the League; The Leagues formative years; Welfare and service frameworks; Fighting Assimilation; Black Power turmoil; Bruce McGuinness takes charge; Going it alone; Consolidation; The League turns fifty; Conclusion; Endnotes; Select sources; Index.
General Fields
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- : Aboriginal Studies Press
- : Aboriginal Studies Press
- : 01 February 2015
- : 230mm X 155mm
- : Australia
- : books
Special Fields
- : Richard Broome
- : Paperback
- : 1502
- : 994.02
- : 240