Title Reconciliation in Olympism : indigenous culture in the Sydney Olympiad / Michelle Hanna ; foreword by Rhoda Roberts

Published Petersham, N.S.W. : Walla Walla Press in conjunction with the Aboriginal Research and Resource Centre and the Centre for Olympic Studies, the University of New South Wales, 1999

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Description 138 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Contents Foreword by Rhoda Roberts -- Sydney is not Beijing -- Post-bid Australia -- Reconciliation in Olympism -- Exploding myths : the Festival of the Dreaming -- Conclusions -- Appendices: A. Olympism and the Olympic movement. B. Transcript of a speech by Prime Minister Paul Keating, 1992. C. Transcript of an interview with Edmund Capon, 1997. D. The cultural Olympiad: a chronological overview Summary Indigenous Australians have since colonisation been relegated to the margins of society, only to emerge when their art is used in a tokenistic manner to promote the cultural heritage of the nation. Reconciliation is also at the heart of the olympic movement and it is a significant educational step in the process of Australia's reconciliation with its indigenous people Bibliography Bibliography: pages 124-138 SUBJECT Festival of the Dreaming (1997 : Sydney, N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00090314 Olympic Games (27th : 2000 : Sydney, N.S.W.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95029966 Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights. Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnic identity. Olympics -- Philosophy. Race relations. Reconciliation. SUBJECT Australia -- Race relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100476 Author Roberts, Rhoda. University of New South Wales. Aboriginal Research and Resource Centre. University of New South Wales. Centre for Olympic Studies. LC no. 00302106 ISBN 0958707979

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