1. The treaty debate -- 2. Treaty at the policy and practical level -- 3. Indigenous people and the law -- 4. The question of sovereignty -- 5. What can we learn from overseas? -- 6. What does native title offer? -- 7. Models for an Australian treaty? -- 8. The path forward
Summary
Australia's first peoples are on the lowest rung of our society and are largely locked out of the wealth of a very affluent country. This book takes a practical look at whether modern treaty making between Indigenous peoples and government in Australia is feasible and whether a treaty could help solve these problems