Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0664448

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

From Race to the Genome: the Tasmanian Aboriginal People in the Scientific Imagination. This project addresses the nationally significant issue of contested Aboriginality in Tasmania. It offers a broader understanding of complex scientific ideas and deeper insights into the 'History Wars' debate that goes to the heart of shaping Australian national identity. It provides a comprehensive historical and legal context to the current national definition of an Aboriginal, of direct relevance to the collection of national census data, the allocation of welfare funding and the Government's current restructuring of ATSIC. It will place Tasmania and Australia within an international context and make accessible new sources of Tasmanian culture and history to scholarly, indigenous and regional communities.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 28-02-2006

End Date: 08-04-2013

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $290,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council