'Nitmiluk': Song-sites and Strategies for Aboriginal Empowerment

Authors

  • Chris Gibson The University of Sydney

Keywords:

Aboriginal politics, Aboriginal rock music, Katherine Gorge, Blekbala Mujik

Abstract

The paper complements Peter Dunbar-Hall's account of the song 'Nitmiluk' providing a context for the song, as an example of a popular music text acting as mediator in geopolitical conflict and expression of material empowerment.

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Published

2013-02-13

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1997: Land and Identity: Proceedings of the Nineteenth Annual Conference

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’Nitmiluk’: Song-sites and Strategies for Aboriginal Empowerment. (2013). Journal of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature, 161-167. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/JASAL/article/view/9525