Coranderrk

The battle for Coranderrk was one of the first sustained campaignsfor justice, land rights and self-determination. Proud of their culture, theircommunity and their award-winning farm, the Kulin people (led by William Barak)lobbied against the Aboriginal Protection Board and greedy local landowners, whowanted them removed. The authors foreground the events which led to the protestcampaign, the 1881 Parliamentary Inquiry, and the aftermath. In verbatim-theatre,professional actors rescue Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal witnesses from dustyarchives, allowing them to speak to a contemporary audience. Coranderrk now allows all readers thatsame access.