1972:
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra is started on Australia Day due to land rights claims.
1984:
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Act is Passed.
1981:
A land rights conference is held at James Cook University where Eddie Mabo makes a speech outlining the land ownership and inheritance system on Murray Island.
A lawyer at the conference suggests there should be a test case on claiming land rights through the court system.
1981:
A land rights conference is held at James Cook University where Eddie Mabo makes a speech outlining the land ownership and inheritance system on Murray Island. A lawyer at the conference suggests there should be a test case on claiming land rights through the court system.
1985:
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It is hailed as a momentous victory by the Indigenous rights movement.
1993:
On November 16, the Native Title Act is tabled in Federal Parliament in response to the Mabo ruling. After 111 hours of debate, the longest in 92 years of Senate history, the bill passes. It recognises native title in situations where Indigenous people have maintained a connection with land and waters.
Examine their overall experience in the 20th century:
Throughout the 20th century the Indigenous people of Australia went from having no rights and being considered flora and fauna in the Australian constitution to gaining the native title act in 1993, which says that the Native title is a property right which reflects a relationship to land which is the very foundation of Indigenous religion, culture and well-being. The non-discriminatory protection of native title is a recognised human right.
Although the Indigenous people of Australia finally get to vote in Australian elections and now have a native title act it doesn’t countermand the appalling actions that the white settlers and the people after federation did to the diminishing community of Indigenous
The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra is started on Australia Day due to land rights claims.
1984:
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Act is Passed.
1981:
A land rights conference is held at James Cook University where Eddie Mabo makes a speech outlining the land ownership and inheritance system on Murray Island.
A lawyer at the conference suggests there should be a test case on claiming land rights through the court system.
1981:
A land rights conference is held at James Cook University where Eddie Mabo makes a speech outlining the land ownership and inheritance system on Murray Island. A lawyer at the conference suggests there should be a test case on claiming land rights through the court system.
1985:
The Commonwealth …show more content…
It is hailed as a momentous victory by the Indigenous rights movement.
1993:
On November 16, the Native Title Act is tabled in Federal Parliament in response to the Mabo ruling. After 111 hours of debate, the longest in 92 years of Senate history, the bill passes. It recognises native title in situations where Indigenous people have maintained a connection with land and waters.
Examine their overall experience in the 20th century:
Throughout the 20th century the Indigenous people of Australia went from having no rights and being considered flora and fauna in the Australian constitution to gaining the native title act in 1993, which says that the Native title is a property right which reflects a relationship to land which is the very foundation of Indigenous religion, culture and well-being. The non-discriminatory protection of native title is a recognised human right.
Although the Indigenous people of Australia finally get to vote in Australian elections and now have a native title act it doesn’t countermand the appalling actions that the white settlers and the people after federation did to the diminishing community of Indigenous