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On'balance,it must be concluded that the Strelley world is
an alternative, viable world contiguous to white society, even if
dependent upon white society in the ways outlined.
The importance of Strelley for urban Aboriginal people is
found in the fact that it presents a model of a world that is a
conscious social construct.
It exists as an alternative system. Ergo, alternative
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systems are possible- StreLley offers a secure identity, an
identity that is specifically Aboriginal. Ergo, the construction
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of Aboriginal identity is possible.
The insights drawn from Strelley for the building of identity,
and the applicability of these insights to other situation^ will
be discussed in the relevant sections below, where Aboriginal
identity in the urban situation is explored.