The Mind of a Thief
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The Mind of a Thief

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The Mind of a Thief

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Exploring the history of the Wiradjuri people, the conflict of colonization, their mythologies, and their attachment to the land, author Patti Miller reveals both her own story and the position of Aboriginal people in today's society in this fascinating memoir. For 40,000 years, the Central New South Wales area of Wellington was Aboriginal Wiradjuri land. Following the arrival of white men, it became a penal settlement, a mission station, a gold-mining town, and a farming center with a history of white comfort and black marginalization. In the late 20th century, it was also the subject of the first post-Mabo native title claim, bringing new hope—and controversy—to the area and its people. Patti, a local of the area, explores Australian identity in relation to her beloved but stolen country. Black and white politics, the processes of colonization, family mythologies, generational conflict, and the power of place are evoked as she weaves a story that is very personal and, at the same time, a universal tale of belonging.

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Publisher
University of Queensland Press
Year
2012
Topic
Social Sciences
eBook ISBN
9780702248191
Subtopic
Social Science Biographies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Author biography
  3. Title page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Map
  7. 1 Blackfellas
  8. 2 Wiradjuri Land
  9. 3 Identity Terror
  10. 4 Dreaming
  11. 5 Heading Home – and Leaving
  12. 6 Keeping Out of Trouble
  13. 7 Memory and Place
  14. 8 The Common and Nanima Reserve
  15. 9 In Search of an Inland Sea
  16. 10 Who Will Talk to Me?
  17. 11 The MindofaThief
  18. 12 The Missionaries’ Diaries
  19. 13 More Inclined to Read than Work
  20. 14 Living at Nanima Reserve
  21. 15 Thieving Ancestors
  22. 16 Whose Native Title?
  23. 17 A Wild Irishman
  24. 18 Gold
  25. 19 Native Title Fight
  26. 20 Native Title Histories
  27. 21 Patrick Reidy and the Wiradjuri
  28. 22 The Town Historian
  29. 23 Elders Usurped
  30. 24 The Niece of Jimmy Governor
  31. 25 Trying to Talk to Rose
  32. 26 Searching for the Bora
  33. 27 Not Taking Nonsense
  34. 28 A Wiradjuri Man
  35. 29 Identity
  36. 30 Who Belongs?
  37. 31 Australia Day
  38. 32 Sacred Sites
  39. 33 What Happens in Wellington
  40. 34 Country Rose
  41. 35 Native Title
  42. Epilogue
  43. Acknowledgements
  44. Imprint page

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