A handful of sand, the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off, Charlie Ward
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A handful of sand, the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off, Charlie Ward
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index
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Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
A handful of sand
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Charlie Ward
Sub title
the Gurindji struggle, after the walk-off
Summary
Fifty years ago, a group of striking Aboriginal stockmen in the remote Northern Territory of Australia heralded a revolution in the cattle industry and a massive shift in Aboriginal affairs. Now, after many years of research, A Handful of Sand tells the story behind the Gurindji people’s famous Wave Hill Walk-off in 1966 and questions the meanings commonly attributed to the return of their land by Gough Whitlam in 1975. Written with a sensitive, candid and perceptive hand, A Handful of Sand reveals the path Vincent Lingiari and other Gurindji elders took to achieve their land rights victory, and how their struggles in fact began, rather than ended, with Whitlam’s handback. Not since Frank Hardy’s 'The Unlucky Australians' (1968) have the experiences of the Gurindji Walk-off leaders and their children been related with such insight and empathy. A Handful of Sand makes an essential contribution to understanding the complex nature of the challenges confronting both ‘white’ Australian policy makers and remote Aboriginal community leaders
Target audience
adult
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Subject
- Gurindji (Australian people) + Treatment -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station
- Aboriginal Australians + Treatment -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station
- Strikes and lockouts + Cattle trade -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station
- Aboriginal Australians + Land tenure -- Northern Territory
- Livestock workers + Treatment -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station
- Cattle trade -- Northern Territory
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Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Subject6
- Gurindji (Australian people) + Treatment -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station
- Aboriginal Australians + Treatment -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station
- Strikes and lockouts + Cattle trade -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station
- Aboriginal Australians + Land tenure -- Northern Territory
- Livestock workers + Treatment -- Northern Territory -- Wave Hill Station
- Cattle trade -- Northern Territory
- Content3
- Author1