Contents

Acknowledgements - Page vi

Introduction - Page xi

Chapter I.

A Document and its Background - Page 1

Chapter II.

Owners and Miners - Page 29

Chapter III.

An Agreement is Signed - Page 46

Chapter IV.

What is a Treaty? - Page 77

Chapter V.

An Unofficial Venture - Page 95

Chapter VI.

Treaty or Makarratta - Page 120

Chapter VII.

Early Warning Signs - Page 141

Chapter VIII.

'We Have No Human Rights' - Page 173

Chapter IX.

Legal Judgments and Political Changes - Page 197

Chapter X.

National and International Moves - Page 220

Chapter XI.

How Long Can Might Be Right - Page 239

Chapter XII.

Where Do We Go From Here? - Page 284

Select Bibliography

Page 308

Appendix

Page 317

Index

Page 349