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Aboriginal Contact History
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Duyfken
The Dutch arrived in Australias Maitland but werent interested as they thought that there was nothing to trade or conquer. -
The arrival of Captain James Cook
Captain James cook arrived in Botany Bay and declared australia as 'TERRA NUILIS' meaning 'EMPTY LAND' -
The arrival of the First Fleet
The arrival of the First Fleet brought end to Aboriginal peace and beginning of land, loss and destruction of the aboriginal way of life. -
The Federation
Little recognition for aborginials. In fact the aborigines were not counted as citizens in the census but as flora and fauna. -
The Second Dispossession
The aboriginies were stripped half off their land by british police after world war 1. -
Multiple Acts of Aboriginal Resistance
The Yirrkala Bark Petition, the freedom ride and the gurindji walk off were all protests by the Aboriginal people. -
The Referendum
This was when the Aborigines were included in the Australian Census. -
Aboriginal Tent embassy
4 Aboriginal men planted themselves under a beach umbrella outside parliment house and held a sign. More and more people joined the called embassy which made a tent . The purpose of this was to show the givernemnt their starvation and their sense of greivance. -
The Mabo Case
Eddie Mabo took action in court seeking confirmation in their traditional land rights. -
Native Title Act
A law which recgonized Aboriginal rights to claim vacant Governemnt land.
