Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island 9781416594598, 1416594590

In 2004 on Palm Island, an Aboriginal settlement in the "deep north" of Australia, Doomadgee was arrested for

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Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island
9781416594598, 1416594590

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Doomadgee
Mulrunji;Hurley
Christopher James;Hooper
Chloe

Table of contents :
Cover
Colophon
ALSO BY CHLOE HOOPER
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
ONE
The Island
The Death
The Investigation
The Family
The Riot
Belief
The Inquest
TWO
Doomadgee
Burketown
THREE
The Inquest Resumes
The Funeral
The Submissions
The Findings
The Rally
FOUR
The Trial
The Accused
Amazing Grace
The Verdict
Postscript
Acknowledgments

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