Memory and marginalisation : aboriginality and education in the assimilation era

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    Abstract

    In the mid-twentieth century many Aboriginal Australians moved to live in Australian cities in search of life opportunities that were not available to them in rural areas. This article explores the life history narratives of three Indigenous people who were brought to live in Sydney as children during this period. It considers the processes by which, in spite of the dominant policy position of assimilation at the time, they were alienated from the school education system and failed to make the most of their talents. None of them could recognise themselves in the meritocratic narratives held up to them. In addition, each experienced obligations to family and/or to home country that were incompatible with the rhythms of life associated with school education.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalAustralian Journal of Education
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

    Keywords

    • Aboriginal culture
    • aborigines
    • acculturation
    • biographies
    • colonialism
    • resistance

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