This book draws together contributions from an interdisciplinary group of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal scholars, some of whom were participants in the events that they write about, to examine the social, historical and political significance of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, established 40 yeears ago in Canberra, for the struggle for indigenous rights in Australia and internationally.

Preface Larissa Behrendt; Introduction; Gary Foley, Andrew Schaap & Edwina Howell; SECTION 1: THE ORIGINS OF THE EMBASSY 1. The Aboriginal Embassy: An account of the protest of 1972 Scott Robinson; 2. A Reflection on the first thirty days of the Embassy Gary Foley; 3. The Origins of Aboriginal political consciousness and the Aboriginal Embassy, 1907-1972 Gordon Briscoe; 4. Aboriginal Protest Leith Duncan; 5. Black Power - by any means necessary Edwina Howell; 6. Tracking Back: Parallels between the 1920s Aboriginal Political Movements Parallels and 1972 Tent Embassy John Maynard; 7. The Freedom Ride Ann Curthoys; SECTION 2 THE EVENT OF THE EMBASSY 8. The Beginnings of the Embassy (January 1972); 9. Camping Indefinitely at the Embassy (February-June 1972); 10. Confrontation at the Embassy (July 1972); 11. The Continuing Presence of the Embassy since 1992; SECTION 3 THE LEGACY OF THE EMBASSY 12. Anniversary Reflections; 13. The Constitutional Politics of the Aboriginal Embassy Paul Muldoon & Andrew Schaap; 14. Stating Genocide in Law Jennifer Balint; 15. The spatial politics of Aboriginal protest in the Parliamentary Triangle Kurt Iveson; 16. War by Other Means: The Australian War Memorial and the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in National Space and Time Fiona Nicoll; 17. What do we want? Not native title, that's for bloody sure Nicole Watson