Overview

While Patrick Dodson's bearded image is well known, the remarkable history of this outstanding Aboriginal leader has never before been told. In Paddy's Road, Kevin Keeffe brings us stories of Dodson's life woven from interviews, government archives and family stories. This source material and Keeffe's social and political analysis uniquely describe the life and the political, cultural and spiritual beliefs of Australia's first Aboriginal Catholic priest who was also a land rights activist, Royal Commissioner and founder of Australia's reconciliation movement.

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Author:   Kevin Keeffe ,  Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Publisher:   Aboriginal Studies Press
Imprint:   Aboriginal Studies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.20cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 25.70cm
Weight:   1.194kg
ISBN:  

9780855754488

ISBN 10:   0855754486
Pages:   394
Publication Date:   01 January 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Yawuru country; Pearlers, priests and pastoralists; An Irishman at Wild Dog; Two laws; Crimes of love; On the banks of the Katherine; In the arms of the Church; A troubled priest; To the Centre; Towards reconciliation; The decade of reconciliation: an interview; Epilogue; Index.

Reviews

"""Rather than just recounting Dodson's life, this is a poignant, and often troubling, story about Broome and the Kimberley, from the first sighting by William Dampier to the modern day. This is a careful, well-researched biography of a remarkable Australian."" --Bruce Elder, ""Sydney Morning Herald"""

Rather than just recounting Dodson's life, this is a poignant, and often troubling, story about Broome and the Kimberley, from the first sighting by William Dampier to the modern day. This is a careful, well-researched biography of a remarkable Australian. --Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald

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