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Crossing the Great Divide

Memoir of an Artist

by Rod Moss ...

The memoirsand paintings that Rod Moss has produced during the last 35 years are unique intheir dramatisation of the lives of his trusting Aboriginal family and havebeen critically acclaimed nationally and internationally. In his third memoirwe follow the nurturing of the curiosity and openness that has fastened him tothe luminous power of Central Australia and its First Peoples. From thefoothills ... Read more

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The memoirsand paintings that Rod Moss has produced during the last 35 years are unique intheir dramatisation of the lives of his trusting Aboriginal family and havebeen critically acclaimed nationally and internationally. In his third memoirwe follow the nurturing of the curiosity and openness that has fastened him tothe luminous power of Central Australia and its First Peoples. From thefoothills
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The Hard Light of Day

An Artist's Life in the Australian Outback

by Rod Moss ...

A rare glimpse into the Australian heartland and the interactions of black and white Australians through the eyes of an artist.Two years after artist Rod Moss arrived in Alice Springs in Australia’s outback to teach painting, he met an indigenous couple who had set up camp in the gully beside his home. Over the next twenty-five years, his friendship with Xavier and Petrina Neil and the friendships ... Read more

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A rare glimpse into the Australian heartland and the interactions of black and white Australians through the eyes of an artist.Two years after artist Rod Moss arrived in Alice Springs in Australia’s outback to teach painting, he met an indigenous couple who had set up camp in the gully beside his home. Over the next twenty-five years, his friendship with Xavier and Petrina Neil and the friendships
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Molly Ivins: Letters to The Nation

by Molly Ivins, Richard Lingeman, Editor ...

Writing in her native “Texlish,” Molly Ivins planted herself squarely in the tradition of plain-spoken and earthy American humor, the big river that runs from Mark Twain straight through to Will Rogers, Ring Lardner and George Carlin.Between 1982 and 2007, Ivins contributed seventeen consistently sharp and funny articles to The Nation, starting with what might be described as her “Letters From ... Read more

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Writing in her native “Texlish,” Molly Ivins planted herself squarely in the tradition of plain-spoken and earthy American humor, the big river that runs from Mark Twain straight through to Will Rogers, Ring Lardner and George Carlin.Between 1982 and 2007, Ivins contributed seventeen consistently sharp and funny articles to The Nation, starting with what might be described as her “Letters From
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The Islandman

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by Tomás O'Crohan ...

Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1865 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world. His book is a valuable description of a new vanished way of life; his sole purpose in writing it was in his own ... Read more

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Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1865 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world. His book is a valuable description of a new vanished way of life; his sole purpose in writing it was in his own
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Lemuria

The Lost Continent of the Pacific

by Wishar S. Cervé, James D. Ward ...

Beneath the rolling, restless seas lie the mysteries of forgotten civilizations. Swept by the tides, half buried in the sands, worn away by terrific pressure, are the remnants of a culture little known to our age of today. Where the mighty Pacific now rolls in a majestic sweep of thousands of miles, there was once a vast continent. This land was known as Lemuria, and its people as Lemurians. We ... Read more

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Beneath the rolling, restless seas lie the mysteries of forgotten civilizations. Swept by the tides, half buried in the sands, worn away by terrific pressure, are the remnants of a culture little known to our age of today. Where the mighty Pacific now rolls in a majestic sweep of thousands of miles, there was once a vast continent. This land was known as Lemuria, and its people as Lemurians. We
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Indigenous Nationhood

Empowering Grassroots Citizens

by Pamela Palmater ...

Indigenous Nationhood is a selection of blog posts by well-known lawyer, activist and academic Pamela Palmater. Palmater offers critical legal and political commentary and analysis on legislation, Aboriginal rights, Canadian politics, First Nations politics and social issues such as murdered and missing Indigenous women, poverty, economics, identity and culture. Palmater’s writing tackles myths ... Read more

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Indigenous Nationhood is a selection of blog posts by well-known lawyer, activist and academic Pamela Palmater. Palmater offers critical legal and political commentary and analysis on legislation, Aboriginal rights, Canadian politics, First Nations politics and social issues such as murdered and missing Indigenous women, poverty, economics, identity and culture. Palmater’s writing tackles myths
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Doreen Kartinyeri

My Ngarrindjeri Calling

by Sue Anderson, Doreen Katinyeri ...

'Lies, Lies, Lies' shouted the newspaper headlines following the Royal Commission decision into building the Hindmarsh Island Bridge. Doreen Kartinyeri, key Ngarrindjeri spokeswoman, was devastated. How could whitefella law fail to protect Aboriginal women's sites? Against a backdrop of abuse, threats and ill-health, Doreen fought back. In 2001 the HREOC Inquiry vindicated the women. ... Read more

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'Lies, Lies, Lies' shouted the newspaper headlines following the Royal Commission decision into building the Hindmarsh Island Bridge. Doreen Kartinyeri, key Ngarrindjeri spokeswoman, was devastated. How could whitefella law fail to protect Aboriginal women's sites? Against a backdrop of abuse, threats and ill-health, Doreen fought back. In 2001 the HREOC Inquiry vindicated the women.
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Blessings from Ethiopia

One person's journey to find their heart.

by Carl Facciponte ...

From a hostage situation, to visiting with outcasts who live in the city dump, to shopping in a leaper colony, to joyful weddings, this highly illustrated book is a must-read for anyone who travels or works across cultural lines. The author’s mission trip to Ethiopia opened his eyes, and his heart, to the fact that we really are connected across the globe. None of us chose their gender, color, ... Read more

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From a hostage situation, to visiting with outcasts who live in the city dump, to shopping in a leaper colony, to joyful weddings, this highly illustrated book is a must-read for anyone who travels or works across cultural lines. The author’s mission trip to Ethiopia opened his eyes, and his heart, to the fact that we really are connected across the globe. None of us chose their gender, color,
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Object and Apparition

Envisioning the Christian Divine in the Colonial Andes

by Maya Stanfield-Mazzi ...

When Christianity was imposed on Native peoples in the Andes, visual images played a fundamental role, yet few scholars have written about this significant aspect. Object and Apparition proposes that Christianity took root in the region only when both Spanish colonizers and native Andeans actively envisioned the principal deities of the new religion in two- and three-dimensional forms. The book ... Read more

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When Christianity was imposed on Native peoples in the Andes, visual images played a fundamental role, yet few scholars have written about this significant aspect. Object and Apparition proposes that Christianity took root in the region only when both Spanish colonizers and native Andeans actively envisioned the principal deities of the new religion in two- and three-dimensional forms. The book
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Tiger Girl

by Lien Chao ...

Born in the Year of the Tiger, Hu Nu, unwanted female child, is nearly given away as a one-year-old bride in a Chinese village. She grows up during the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, when traditional values are challenged by the politicized young, and nonconformity is repressed with brutal humiliation, examples of which she witnesses daily in her neighbourhood and in her school. Hu Nu joins ... Read more

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Born in the Year of the Tiger, Hu Nu, unwanted female child, is nearly given away as a one-year-old bride in a Chinese village. She grows up during the turmoil of the Cultural Revolution, when traditional values are challenged by the politicized young, and nonconformity is repressed with brutal humiliation, examples of which she witnesses daily in her neighbourhood and in her school. Hu Nu joins
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Dancing to the State

Ethnic Compulsions of the Tangsa in Assam

by Meenaxi Barkataki-Ruscheweyh ...

Can small indigenous communities survive as distinct cultural entities in northeast India, an area characterized by mind-boggling ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity? What are the choices that such minority groups have, and how do they resist further marginalization? Diversity in northeast India is often celebrated and performed. There has been a spate of ethnic festivals in this region in ... Read more

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Can small indigenous communities survive as distinct cultural entities in northeast India, an area characterized by mind-boggling ethnic, linguistic, and cultural diversity? What are the choices that such minority groups have, and how do they resist further marginalization? Diversity in northeast India is often celebrated and performed. There has been a spate of ethnic festivals in this region in
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Indigenous Peoples' Status in the International Legal System

by Mattias Åhrén ...

While many have explored the law governing the rights of indigenous peoples through an examination of relevant instruments and institutions, this book demonstrates that international indigenous rights can be best understood through the study of two questions: What is meant by 'peoples' and 'equality' under international law? Indigenous Peoples' Status in the International Legal System offers a new ... Read more

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While many have explored the law governing the rights of indigenous peoples through an examination of relevant instruments and institutions, this book demonstrates that international indigenous rights can be best understood through the study of two questions: What is meant by 'peoples' and 'equality' under international law? Indigenous Peoples' Status in the International Legal System offers a new
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