Space and aboriginal Australians in Urban Areas

Abstract

Space is regarded not simply as a
backdrop against which social processes are played
out, but also as a means for the realisation of interest
and power relations, and an outlet of a community’s
identity, which in turn shapes that identity. In the
case of Aboriginal Australians, who live in the land
that is originally of their ownership but later largely
occupied by European people, the utilisation of
space for indicating their presence, therefore
promoting their interest, and space influence upon
them, can be seen in Australian urban areas. The
Aboriginal might increase their visibility variously
in residential areas, at their own buildings, or via
drawings along roads in their settlements. These
efforts notwithstanding, the marking of space by the
white people is seemingly dominant, and the
Aboriginal are prone to think that they are excluded
in some measure from urban social activities.