Feminist theory meets indigenous art

土著和解是澳大利亚生活中社会和文化议程上的重要议题。艺术在这个政治时刻的地位至关重要--澳大利亚土著人民的文化已经引起了国际关注，并赢得了认可，主要是通过艺术作品。这在许多情况下反映了土著社区的一种政治战略，即用艺术来描绘他们的传统梦想，而世界对此一无所知。但在这背后，是土著哲学中的假设，即艺术是它所描绘的知识，这反过来又唤起了通过梦想的法则获得土地的所有权，属于“国家”的所有权。为了更好地理解这一谈判，推动了关于和解问题的辩论。

Aboriginal reconciliation is high on the social and cultural agenda in Australian life. The place of art in this political moment has been critical - the culture of Australian indigenous people has come to international attention, and won recognition, largely through art works. This reflects in many cases a political strategy on the part of indigenous communities to use art to depict their traditional Dreamings, of which the world was ignorant. But underlying this, is the assumption made in Aboriginal philosophies that the art is the knowledge it portrays, which in turn evokes title to land through the law of Dreaming, of belonging to "country". To better understand this negotiation advances debate on issues surrounding reconciliation.