History Study

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What is the Native Title?

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The Native title is a land title that recongises the unique ties some aboriginals have to land.

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What is the UDHR?

And what did it aim to achieve?

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the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
that every one of us is born free and equal in dignity and rights.

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Who were some civil right Activists in USA?

When was the Civil Rights Act passed?

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Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Medgar Evers, Malcom X

In 1964.

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Who was Eddie Mabo

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Eddie Koiki Mabo was an Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights and for his role in a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia

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What was The Wik Decision (1996)

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Made land rights claims easier formany Indigenous people in Australia. The Wik caseinvolved the ownership of land which had been leased out by the government forpastoral purposes they Argued that land rights andpastoral leases could coexist, giving both Indigenous people and leaseholdersrights to the land. This decision meant thatIndigenous people were gaining more land rights in Australia.

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What was the Mabo Decision (1992)

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MABO: Legal proceedings to establishtitle for the Merriam people to Murray Islandomadeland rights claims easier for many Indigenous people in Australiao pavedthe way for fair land rights for Australia's Indigenous people

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What was the protection policy?

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A policy made to 'protect the aboriginies. Under this policy Aboriginals were placed on "reserves" where they were to eat, stay and sleep. They had to gain permission to leave the reserve at any point. Mothers had their children taken from them

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What was the UN, and what did it want to achieve

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The United Nations
It's goal was to have

To keeppeace throughout the world

Have friendly relations among nations

To helpnations work together and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms

To bea centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these goals.

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Wave Hill Protest (1966)

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WaveHill – o“from little things big thing grow”o Is about a song recorded by anAustralian artist Paul Kelly.o Based on a true story of the ‘Gurindji’strike and Vincent Lingiar. o As part of the indigenous AustralianStruggle for land rights and reconciliation and equality.

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What was the Freedom Ride (1965)

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University of Sydney students organised a bus tour of western and coastal New South Wales towns. The students planned to draw public attention to the poor state of Aboriginal health, education and housing. They hoped to point out and help to lessen the socially discriminatory barriers which existed between Aboriginal and white residents.

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Constitutional Referendum (1967)

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The 1967 referendum made history: Australians voted overwhelmingly to amend the constitution to include Aboriginal people in the census and allow the Commonwealth to create laws for them.

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The Tent Embassy(1972)

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This political action was initiated and implemented by Aboriginal activists. known as the Aboriginal Tent Embassy.The original owners of the land set up an 'embassy' opposite the parliament, as if they were foreigners. They were landless. Their embassy was a tent - a well understood image of poverty and impermanence. Their camp attracted unprecedented support from people across the country who recognised their sense of grievance and made their views known to the government.

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The Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander Commission (1989)

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What is Terra Nulluis

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Terra nullius means'land belonging to no one'.

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What was the Ten Point Plan?

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Native Title Amendment Act 1998

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What was the Assimilation Policy:

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TheAssimilation policy was a policy of Aboriginal peopleintowhite society through the process of removing children from theirfamilies. In order to teach them the ‘right ways’. It disconnected thechildren from the families.

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What was the reconciliation policy

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Reconciliation is about unity and respectbetweenAboriginal andTorres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous Australians. Itis about respect for Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander heritage and valuing justice andequity for all Australians.•

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Who was Charles Perkins

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Charles Perrkins was the leader of (SAFA)- student action for aboriginies) and began the freedom rides. He was an Australian Aboriginal activist. He was also the first aboriginal to finish a university degree.