Treaty [electronic resource] : Let's get it right!.

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Preliminaries -- Foreword -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Citizenship Assimilation and a Treaty -- Practical Steps Towards a Treaty Structures Challenges and the -- Unfinished Business A Shadow Across Our Relationships -- Negotiating Settlements Indigenous Peoples Settler States and the -- How Do We Treat Our Treasures Indigenous Heritage Rights in a Treaty -- Indigenous Education Languages and Treaty The Redefinition of a -- Who's Your Mob The Politics of Aboriginal Identity and the -- Native Title Tides of History and Our Continuing Claims for Justice.

International Human Rights Law and the Domestic Treaty Process -- Indigenous Disadvantage Indigenous Governance and the Notion of a -- Treaty and the Self determination Agendas of Torres Strait Islanders -- Mabo Ten Years On Small Step or Giant Leap -- Sorry Day Speech Melbourne 2003 -- Bibliography -- Notes.

This collection of essays was commissioned by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) to stimulate discussion and debate about a treaty. The collection includes discourse on sovereignty, constitutional law, governance, cross-jurisdictional studies, settlement and agreement making within and outside the native title sphere, the relevance of a treaty in the Torres Strait, intellectual property, international human rights laws, perspectives from Indigenous youth, international experiences with treaties, the importance of a treaty in protecting language, concepts of citizenry and identity issues. Contributors include: Prof Larissa Behrendt Prof Michael Dodson Prof Marcia Langton Dr Lisa Palmer Dr Martin Nakata Michael Mansell Robyn Quiggan & Terri Janke Lester-Irabinna Rigney Louise Taylor Hannah McGlade Darryl Cronin Aden Ridgeway Nova Peris OAM.