Acknowledgements Foreword Preface Part I. The Aboriginal World View: 1. The making of Aboriginal identity Part II. Aborigines and the Land: 2. The future of the homeland movement 3. Warlpiri land use and management 4. The implications of land rights Part III. Aboriginal Lifestyles: 5. Economic, social and spiritual factors in Aboriginal health 6. Aboriginal education and the issues underlying Aboriginal deaths in custody 7. Aboriginal work and economy Part IV. Aborigines, Resources, and Development: 8. The ideology of development in the East Kimberley 9. Aborigines and resources: from 'humbug' to negotiation 10. The McArthur River development: a case in point Part V. Aborigines, Law and the State: 11. The Yirrkala proposals for the control of law and order 12. Aboriginal political leadership and the role of the National Aboriginal Conference 13. Aborigines and the Treaty of Waitangi Part VI. Asserting Autonomy: Recent Aboriginal Initiatives: 14. Aboriginal initiatives on the land 15. Initiatives in Aboriginal political organisation 16. Education: taking control Part VII. The Recognition of Native Title: 17. The Mabo decision: a basis for Aboriginal autonomy? Conclusion: negotiating future autonomy References Select bibliography of work by H. C. Coombs Appendix Index.
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