Coranderrk: We will show the country

By Andrea James and Giordano Nanni

The Aboriginal people of Coranderrk reserve in central Victoria waged a sustained campaign for justice, land rights and self-determination in colonial Australia. Despite having created an award-winning farm they were targeted for removal. Their lobbying of government, with their white supporters, triggered a Parliamentary Inquiry in 1881. Coranderrk: We will show the country derives from a verbatim-theatre performance where professional actors brought to life the Inquiry's witnesses. In Coranderrk their powerful petitioning, including the renowned William Barak, can be read alongside that of their non-Aboriginal allies, as well as the Aboriginal Protection Board and greedy local pastoralists who wanted them removed. Coranderrk includes a historical introduction, biographies of the witnesses, and a range of historical images and stills from a theatrical production.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1922059390
• ISBN13: 9781922059390
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Aboriginal Studies Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 9.1"