{"product_id":"throwing-off-the-cloak-by-elizabeth-osborne-9780855756628","title":"Throwing off the Cloak","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOsborne focuses on the Torres Strait Islander peoples' evolving struggles for recognition of their unique Indigenous island identities. She foregrounds the voices of the Torres Strait Islanders themselves, as views were rarely sought nor recorded from the arrival of outside intervention in the 1840s up to the 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOsborne records the peoples' collective passive resistance as well as the successful Border No Change protest. In more recent years, the Islanders have refined their skills in dealing with political leaders and have used the media to reach a wider audience. The local newspaper and radio station are now platforms for lively discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs governmental policies became less dismissive of Indigenous aspirations and concern for Indigenous welfare increased, Osborne explores the debates centering on the Islanders' struggle to recover their rights to their land, sea, fish resources, and decision-making for their own wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455835488492,"sku":"9780855756628","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/51AtI4gVbmL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774800798","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/throwing-off-the-cloak-by-elizabeth-osborne-9780855756628","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}