Aboriginal Rules: The Black History of Australian Football

This paper is interested in the significance of Australian football to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. In particular, this paper is interested in the cultural power of football and how it has foregrounded the struggle and highlighted the contribution that Indigenous pe...

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Main Authors: Gorman, Sean, Judd, B., Reeves, K., Osmond, G., Klugman, M., McCarthy, G.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17184
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author Gorman, Sean
Judd, B.
Reeves, K.
Osmond, G.
Klugman, M.
McCarthy, G.
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description This paper is interested in the significance of Australian football to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. In particular, this paper is interested in the cultural power of football and how it has foregrounded the struggle and highlighted the contribution that Indigenous people have made to the national football code of Australia. This paper also discusses key moments in Indigenous football history in Australia. It questions further that a greater understanding of this contribution needs to be more fully explored from a national perspective in order to appreciate Indigenous peoples' contribution to the sport not just in elite competitions but also at a community and grass roots level.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-171842017-09-13T16:07:58Z Aboriginal Rules: The Black History of Australian Football Gorman, Sean Judd, B. Reeves, K. Osmond, G. Klugman, M. McCarthy, G. This paper is interested in the significance of Australian football to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. In particular, this paper is interested in the cultural power of football and how it has foregrounded the struggle and highlighted the contribution that Indigenous people have made to the national football code of Australia. This paper also discusses key moments in Indigenous football history in Australia. It questions further that a greater understanding of this contribution needs to be more fully explored from a national perspective in order to appreciate Indigenous peoples' contribution to the sport not just in elite competitions but also at a community and grass roots level. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17184 10.1080/09523367.2015.1124861 fulltext
spellingShingle Gorman, Sean
Judd, B.
Reeves, K.
Osmond, G.
Klugman, M.
McCarthy, G.
Aboriginal Rules: The Black History of Australian Football
title Aboriginal Rules: The Black History of Australian Football
title_full Aboriginal Rules: The Black History of Australian Football
title_fullStr Aboriginal Rules: The Black History of Australian Football
title_full_unstemmed Aboriginal Rules: The Black History of Australian Football
title_short Aboriginal Rules: The Black History of Australian Football
title_sort aboriginal rules: the black history of australian football
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17184