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Course description

This course traces the political relationship between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples of Australia as an instance of wider global relations among indigenous societies, colonial powers and contemporary national and international regimes and institutions. Students will gain an understanding of government policies and the responses to these practices by indigenous peoples by critically evaluating the political frameworks and policy responses to these practices by indigenous peoples by critically evaluating the political frameworks and policy responses used to deal with indigenous-settler relations. The course will consider - among other topics - land, citizenship and identity, self-determination, "Close the Gap" and constitutional recognition.

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