Coranderrk: We will show the country (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781922059390)

The Aboriginal people of Coranderrk reserve in central Victoria waged a sustained campaign for justice, land rights and self-determination in colonial Australia. Despite having created an award-winning farm they were targeted for removal. Their lobbying of government, with their white supporters, triggered a Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881. Coranderrk: We will show the country derives from a verbatim-theatre performance where professional actors brought to life the Inquiry's witnesses. In Coranderrk their powerful petitioning, including the renowned William Barak, can be read alongside that of their non-Aboriginal allies, as well as the Aboriginal Protection Board and greedy local pastoralists who wanted them removed. Coranderrk includes a historical introduction, biographies of the witnesses, and a range of historical images and stills from a theatrical production.

Author: Giordano Nanni
ISBN-10: 1922059390
ISBN-13: 9781922059390
Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2013
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.06h x 7.40w x 0.67d