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Course Outline

         Please Contact Dawn Hubbs for Link Errors - Last Updated: October 10, 2000

Comparative Indigenous Studies (11054) incorporates teaching materials prepared by Indigenous staff regarding Indigenous perspectives on social values, world views, land, Native Title,  and land rights for Indigenous Australians, Native Americans, and the Maori of New Zealand. Subject topics emphasize Indigenous resistance, political cohesion, self-determination, and sovereignty across the three countries.

Course topics follow the Lecture Program as listed for the Internal Student Subject Guide with Key Dates for the Semester located on the last page of the Student Subject Information Guide, or On-Line at: http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/SubjectInfoBooklet/11054/

The University of South Australia seeks to respond to today's challenges of nationhood and national identity in a way that comprehends the past and gives hope for the future.

This statement express the university of South Australia's public commitment to the achievement of Australian Reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people a commitment based firmly upon:

Acknowledgment of the unique position of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Indigenous peoples of Australia and the original owners of this land, and recognition of their loss of land, children, languages, health and kin;

The belief that reconciliation is a pre-requisite for Australia to reach a mature nationhood which acknowledges the past, understands the present, and faces a future confidently based on the co-existence of rights;

Acceptance that educational institutions have a particularly valuable contribution to make to the process of reconciliation by educating the Australian community about the cultures, languages, history and contemporary experiences of Australia's Indigenous peoples;

The University of South Australia's special responsibility to provide leadership in the areas of Indigenous research and education, by virtue of its founding Act

If you are an External Student, this on-line course may differ in regards to the Reading Program listed in your Student Subject Guide. Do not let this worry you. The CD-Rom material will be an additional resource for your studies and offers a broader range of topic material from which you can learn more about Comparative Indigenous Issues.

In addition to the materials provided as a part of the study package, the following resources are available and you are encouraged to make use of them in your studies: There is no set text for this course, however there are many resources available such as local libraries, museums, archives and the wonderful world of the internet. At the University of South Australia, materials have been placed on reserve at the library. Inter-library loans can be arranged for these books and articles.

Contact the library through the University Home Page at:    http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/

Course Topics:

The Course includes subject reading lists selected from University of South Australia, Waikato University and Northern Arizona University. Contemporary issues and case studies are explored with resource links provided for other relevant sites. The lectures are centered around eighteen topics, which are discussed sequentially, topic #1 through #18. It is best to read the on-line topic materials in that order, followed by the recommended topic readings as listed within each topic section.

Topics 1 through 3: Preliminary  Discussions For All Three Regions Involving:

* Approaches to Comparative Studies

* Colonization

* Land Explitation and Governmental Policies

After the above discussions, the topics will regionally focus on:

Topics 4 through 6:                    Pre Contact Archaeology

Topics 7 through 9:                     Vaules and World Views

Topics 10 through 12:                 Land Rights, Native Title, and Treaties

Topics 13 through 15:                 Resistance

Topics 16 through 18:                 Sovereignty

Discussion Page:                        Contrasts, Similarites, and Issues

In addition to the materials provided as a part of the study package,  resource pages are available and you are encouraged to make use of them in your studies.

Reviewing resource links on the internet can be a very rewarding experience. Please take a moment
and visit the following web site as an avenue toward web site evaluation:

Techniques for Evaluating American Indian Web Sites
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/webcrit.htmlSites

Please feel free to contact Dawn Hubbs if you have any questions.

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