aboriginal land rights issueas recorded in oodgeroo noonuccal's ...

159telah pula merekan kepedihan dan keterpinggiran mereka dalamkarya sastra yangmnerekahasilkan.Kata Kunci: Aborigin, Oodgeroo Noonuccal.WeAre GoingA. IntroductionRecently the Aboriginal Land Rights issue seems to have beenpolitically prominent in Australia. Aboriginal activists have alwaysprotested over the dispossessionof their land by white people and foughtto regain their land. When Australia organized the WorldExpo in 1988inBrisbane, Aboriginal people brought about a demonstration in MusgravePark, which is near the expo location. It was a clever undertaking as theworld would give their attention to them. They also make use of art as ameans of manifesting their struggle for their land rights. In 1988 inSidney, for example, they performed a drama called The Struggle ofNaga Tribe. It is about the Naga tribe's struggle to protect their landsfrom the government which wants to sell them because they have richminerals. It was originally written by one of the most outstandingIndonesian playwrights, W. S. Rendra, which was then translated intoEnglish by Max Lane. In fact, they adapted the story to meet Aboriginalconditions.This paper explores how the lands are traditionally andeconomically essential to Aborigines. It also points out that Aboriginalpeople and the white people aredifferentin their perception ofland.B. Aboriginal LiteratureAboriginal literature is seen to bear peculiarity. A reflection ofthe oppressed and marginalized life-experiences of these indigenouspeople can be explored in their literary production. Moore (1971: 4)highlights such a relationship by stating that literature "is ultimatelyautobiographical, spun with thread drawn, like a spider's web, from theAboriginal Land Rights Issue (Sugi Iswalono)- ---