‘We Were Good Enough to Fight as Anzacs’: Indigenous Australian War Service and Interwar Activism
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Activism was an integral part of the legacy of Indigenous Australian First World War service. From the late 1910s to the Second World War, Indigenous service in the Australian Imperial Force was used by community campaigners and organised political activists to demonstrate Indigenous loyalty, ability, and fulfilment of the responsibilities of citizenship in the context of white Australia. Activists sought to use military service to secure greater citizenship rights against a backdrop of veterans’ movements, economic and political changes, and imperial turmoil.
Source: First World War Studies
Author: Rachel Caines
Institutions: Australian National University, Australian War Memorial
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4409813796