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These meetings are a form of indoctrination with the consensus
decision finally arrived at objectified as the ’theorizing’ of the
group. The development of structures (committees etc.) to meet
these needs is itself the result of theorizing that is clearly articulated,
a theorizing evolving after interaction with white structures at
a theoretical level.

Indoctrination also takes place through the example of those
held to be important men and women, members of the group noted for
integrity and strength of mind and purpose who are in charge of those
areas requiring adaptation to the western world, the .schooling and the
discipline associated with this, and work programmes.
4

1

On one occasion the staff were invited to a community meeting
at which a grievance against a member of staff was redressed. The
total enactment was a powerful form of indoctrination of theorizing
2                                     3

for the individual concerned, and for the other white staff . It
can also be seen as a mode of strengthening of theory for the people
themselves.

The theorizing of the Mob is important in that it is accepted
by the minority group - in this instance a group of dedicated, committed
teachers and support workers. Their thinking and practice mirrors
back the thinking of the Mob as it is perceived in western terms.
Such a mirroring back is a confirming force, not only for the Mob,
but for the building of the identity of the white group as participants
in the identity building situation. They, too,interact with the
theorizing of the Mob and modify their perception of the identity
they have chosen for themselves.

The theorizing of non-Aboriginal staff forms an important part
of overall theorizing.

See p. 268.

2

Taped interview.

3 Taped interview.

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