Paul Ban takes readers on an historically important and remarkable journey of the Kupai Omasker Working Party. In Queensland, whilst we have attained legal recognition of Torres Strait Islander traditional child rearing practices, the real driving force behind this world first achievement was a small band of Torres Strait Islanders and a handful of philanthropists who formed the Kupai Omasker Working Party. In this book, the Kupai Omasker Working Party give an unfiltered account of their extraordinary journey – an epic of struggle, setbacks, renewed hope and ultimate triumph.
Their stories are a testament of what can be achieved when two cultures work together towards an ultimate goal to address a social wrong and structural injustice. –
C’Zarke Maza LL.M. Commissioner, Meriba Omasker Kaziw Kazipa
विषयसूची
Meaning Of The Front Cover Artwork
Foreword
Ode And Dedication To A Leader – Ezra Stephen Leo Mam (Eslm)
Introduction
Customary Adoption – An Anthropological Understanding
Customary Adoption As Explained By Torres Strait Islanders
Two Press Releases
The Torres Strait And Its Islands
Recent Context
Working Party
Resource People
Impact Of The New Torres Strait Islander Legislation On Pacific Nations
Conclusion