'Putting a price' on cultural loss faced by Aboriginal peoples
Recent judicial decisions have highlighted a shift in the way that anthropologists talk about cultural loss among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Recent judicial decisions have highlighted a shift in the way that anthropologists talk about cultural loss among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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