"There is no greater sorrow on earth than the loss of one's native land." - Euripides 431 B.C.

Recent Essays and other Writing by Gary Foley

Gary Foley has written extensively on the Koori political struggle for more than 25 years. In recent years he has completed his B.A. in History with First Class Honours at the University of Melbourne, and in currently completing a PhD at the univertisty's Australian Centre. Some of these recent essays reflect the interests he has pursued as a mature age undergraduate. In the future a full compilation Foley's writings will be incorporated on this website.

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1.The Road to Native Title: The Aboriginal Rights Movement and the ALP 1973 -1996 - July 2001
2. Black Power in Redfern 1968 - 1972 - November 2001
3. Native Title is Not Land Rights. - 1997
4. The Enlightenment, Imperialism, and the Evolution of Museums- 16th June 2000
5. ATSIC: Flaws in the Machine - 18th Dec. 1999
6. For Aboriginal sovereignty - A speech by Gary Foley - 1988
7. The Power of Whiteness - 1998
8. Reconciliation: Fact or Fiction? - 1999
9. Reflections on History - 9th June 2001
10. Australia and the Holocaust: A Koori Perspective - 1998
11. Whiteness & Blackness in the Koori Struggle for Self-Determination - 1999
12. Muddy Waters: Archie, Mudrooroo & Aboriginality - 9th June 2001
13. The SMH and Representation of the 1988 Bicentennial - 9th June 2001
14. Portrayal of the Concentration Camp Experience on Film - June 2001
15. Italian Fascism and Race - June 2001
16. J. Edgar Hoover and the American Civil Rights Movement - June 2001
17. Assimilating The Natives in the US and Australia 14th June 2000
18. Power, Politics & the Internet - May 2000
19. Koori Engagement With Television - 1999
20. The NAACP to Nation of Islam: A Study of Race Relations in the U.S.A. - 1999
21. Snake Tales - A Review of Roberta Sykes' Book - 1998
22. Race in American History - June 2001
23. Assimilating the Mabo-Jumbo Added 11th Feb 2000
24. The Pain of Faine Goes Mainly to my Brain - 1994
25. "Money and History" - Address to Pathways Conference, Toowoomba, QLD - 1999
26. "Land Rights Battle Should Include Freehold" - 1998
27. Foley's List: A bibliography of further reading material
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