Abstract
In this paper I explore the kincentric ecologies that define sea country for Indigenous Australians, in particular the Yanyuwa of Northern Australia. Despite colonial alienation from their coastal territories, Yanyuwa have sustained a four-decade long legal fight for restitution. Using the framework of ‘urgent patience’ as resistance against ‘social death’, this paper tracks the historical legacy of legislative land rights for saltwater peoples.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 184-203 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | History and Anthropology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Mar 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Indigenous Australia
- history and land rights
- urgent patience
- cultural wounding
- place and the sea