Indigenous memory, forgetting and the archives
Abstract
This article is about the contemporary issues facing Indigenous people in Australia, the emergence of a new politics of identity and who can count today as Indigenous. The important role of the archives for Indigenous people is positioned in this reflective piece, not just as a resource for rediscovering peoples’ past, but also as the beginning point for leaving behind the negative historical tags of the ‘disadvantaged’ and moving towards a more grounded future on Indigenous terms.
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