The Future is Our Past: We Once Were Sovereign and We Still Are
Watson, Irene (2012) 'The future is our past: we once were sovereign and we still are', Indigenous law bulletin, vol. 8, no. 3, p. 12-15
4 Pages Posted: 7 Aug 2014
Date Written: 2012
Abstract
In this short space I will address the ongoing sovereignty of Aboriginal peoples, in particular drawing from my Tanganekald and Meintangk Peoples’ perspective and their struggles to co-exist within the ongoing Australian colonial project. Since the 1836 arrival of the agents of the British Empire and the South Australia Company my old people and now myself and others have been asking the question: ‘by what lawful authority do you come to our lands? What authorises your efforts to dispossess us?
Keywords: sovereignty, Aboriginal peoples
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