Landscapes of Indigenous Performance CD despite the constant threat of

despite the constant threat of Japanese advance through the Torres Strait

Seeing the past in the present

courtesy Torress Strait Regional Authority & National Museum of Australia

Chapter 9: After the Referendum

It encourages a deeper appreciation of the ways Aboriginal peoples have engaged with

Landscapes of Indigenous Performance CD despite the constant threat ofLandscapes of Indigenous Performance brings together a wide range of contemporary explorations of Indigenous music and dance in the Torres Strait and the tropical regions of the Northern Territory. This collection shows how traditional music and dance have responded to colonial control in the past and more recently to other external forces beyond local control. It looks at musical pasts and presents as a continuum of creativity; at contemporary