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

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Irene Watson

University of South Australia - School of Law

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

Suggested Citation

Watson, Irene, The Future is Our Past: We Once Were Sovereign and We Still Are (2012). 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 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2476795

Irene Watson (Contact Author)

University of South Australia - School of Law ( email )

GPO Box 2471
Adelaide SA 5001
Australia

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