Truth telling in Australia's historical narrative
As it stands, the Australian narrative solely reflects the truth of the European settler with little acknowledgement of the truths of First Nations people. In light of Australia’s most recent truth telling project, this essay explores various truth telling projects throughout Australian history, the...
| Published in: | NEW: Emerging scholars in Australian Indigenous Studies |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Technology Sydney
2020
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| Online Access: | https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/student-journals/index.php/NESAIS/article/view/1552 https://doi.org/10.5130/nesais.v5i1.1552 |
| Summary: | As it stands, the Australian narrative solely reflects the truth of the European settler with little acknowledgement of the truths of First Nations people. In light of Australia’s most recent truth telling project, this essay explores various truth telling projects throughout Australian history, their impact on the national narrative and critically examines the political goal of reconciliation. |
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