Indigenous rights movement

By mounaabdel03

  • Commonwealth of Australia formed

    Indigenous Australians are excluded from the census and the lawmaking powers of the Commonwealth Parliament

  • Day of Mourning

    Day of Mourning held by the Aborigines League (est 1932) and the Aborigines Progressive Association (1937). It is the first major protest by Indigenous people. The manifesto " Aborigines Claim Citizens Rights" and the newspaper "Abo Call" are published.

  • Voting Rights

    Indigenous people are given the right to vote

  • Referendum Held

    Referendum held--90.7% of Australians vote YES to count Indigenous Australians in the census and to give the Commonwealth Government the power to make laws for them.

  • Tent Embassy

    Tent Embassy established outside Parliament House. It adopts the Indigenous flag. Whitlam Government elected; White

  • Land Handed back

    Whitlam hands back the land title to Gurindji people

  • Land Rights

    ALR act (NT) established

  • Dispossession Recognised

    ALR Act 1983 (NSW) recognises dispossession and displacement

  • Mabos Decision

    The Mabo decisions by the High Court overturns terra nulls and rules that native title exists over un-alienated Crown land.

  • Act Created

    NTA

  • New Government

    Howard Government elected

  • Inquiry Released

    The Bringing them home report of the inquiry into the Stolen Generation is released.

  • Amendment Passed

    NTA Act 1998 is passed; seen by many to reduce NTR for Indigenous people. The First National Sorry Day-- Over 1 million people signed a collection in the sorry books.

  • Apology Addressed

    On the 13th of February, Kevin Rudd says 'sorry' to the stolen generation.

  • Indigenous Australians Recognised in Constitution

    On the 8th of November, Julia Gillard announces plans to recognise indigenous Australians in the Constitution.