"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 and interviews 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.Duplicity and Deceit: Rudd's Apology to the Stolen Generations - December 2008
2.The Road to Native Title: The Aboriginal Rights Movement and the ALP 1973 -1996 - July 2001
3. Black Power in Redfern 1968 - 1972 - November 2001
4. Native Title is Not Land Rights. - 1997
5. The Enlightenment, Imperialism, and the Evolution of Museums- 16th June 2000
6. ATSIC: Flaws in the Machine - 18th Dec. 1999
7. For Aboriginal sovereignty - A speech by Gary Foley - 1988
8. The Power of Whiteness - 1998
9. Reconciliation: Fact or Fiction? - 1999
10. Reflections on History - 9th June 2001
11. Australia and the Holocaust: A Koori Perspective - 1998
12. Whiteness & Blackness in the Koori Struggle for Self-Determination - 1999
13. Muddy Waters: Archie, Mudrooroo & Aboriginality - 9th June 2001
14. The SMH and Representation of the 1988 Bicentennial - 9th June 2001
15. Portrayal of the Concentration Camp Experience on Film - June 2001
16. Italian Fascism and Race - June 2001
17. J. Edgar Hoover and the American Civil Rights Movement - June 2001
18. Assimilating The Natives in the US and Australia 14th June 2000
19. Power, Politics & the Internet - May 2000
20. Koori Engagement With Television - 1999
21. The NAACP to Nation of Islam: A Study of Race Relations in the U.S.A. - 1999
22. Snake Tales - A Review of Roberta Sykes' Book - 1998
23. Race in American History - June 2001
24. Assimilating the Mabo-Jumbo Added 11th Feb 2000
25. The Pain of Faine Goes Mainly to my Brain - 1994
26. "Money and History" - Address to Pathways Conference, Toowoomba, QLD - 1999
27. "Land Rights Battle Should Include Freehold" - 1998
28. Foley's List: A bibliography of further reading material
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