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Summary: The Interdependence Of Indigenous Dispossession

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(d) “Before we can grasp what it means to 'be Australian ' today, it is essential that we understand the interdependence of Indigenous dispossession and colonial possession” (p. 12). Elaborate on Phillip 's statement. Australian history is generally known as separate historical thresholds which is the history known by both the Indigenous and non-Indigenous. However, the concept of interdependence of both of these histories is significant to the cultural aspects of us being 'Australian ' hence is demonstrated through the concepts of cohesion and

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