04144oam 22008053u 450 991013681830332120240927185532.01-925022-80-3(CKB)3710000000631041(EBL)4504627(MiAaPQ)EBC4504627(Au-PeEL)EBL4504627(CaPaEBR)ebr11212410(OCoLC)946217741(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32814(EXLCZ)99371000000063104120160602h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierIn defence of country life stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen & women /Noah RisemanANU Press2016[Canberra, Australia] :Australian National University Press,2016.©20161 online resource (220 p.)Aboriginal History Monographs1-925022-78-1 Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction: a long history of service -- 2. Community advocate -- 3. The stolen veteran -- 4. Public advocate -- 5. Commemorating indigenous service -- 6. Mentoring the next generation of indigenous service -- 7. Seaman in the first Gulf War -- 8. Peacekeeper and rehabilitator -- 9. Peacekeeping in the Asia-Pacific.Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been protecting country since time immemorial. One way they have continued these traditions in recent times is through service in the Australian military, both overseas and within Australia. In Defence of Country presents a selection of life stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ex-servicemen and women who served in the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force after World War Two. In their own words, participants discuss a range of issues including why they joined up; racial discrimination; the Stolen Generations; leadership; discipline; family; war and peace; education and skills development; community advocacy; and their hopes for the future of Indigenous Australia. Individually and collectively, the life stories in this book highlight the many contributions that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander servicemen and women have made, and continue to make, in defence of country.Aboriginal History MonographsAboriginal AustraliansWarsVeteransTorres Strait IslandersWarsVeteransAboriginal Australian soldiersHistoryTorres Strait Islander soldiersHistorySoldiersAustraliaBiographyDefence - Armed forces - VeteransaiatsissHistory - MilitaryaiatsissHistory - Biographies - Indigenous - AutobiographiesaiatsissChild welfare - Child / parent separation - Stolen generationsaiatsissDefence - Armed forcesaiatsissAustraliaArmed ForcesAustraliaArmed ForcesAboriginal AustraliansHistoryAustraliaArmed ForcesTorres Strait IslandersHistoryex-servicemenmilitary defenceex-servicewomenaustralian indigenous peopleVietnamAboriginal AustraliansWarsVeterans.Torres Strait IslandersWarsVeterans.Aboriginal Australian soldiersHistory.Torres Strait Islander soldiersHistory.SoldiersDefence - Armed forces - Veterans.History - Military.History - Biographies - Indigenous - Autobiographies.Child welfare - Child / parent separation - Stolen generations.Defence - Armed forces.327.17Riseman Noah J.1673164MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910136818303321In defence of country4230426UNINA