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Day of Mourning Held by The Aboriginal League and Aboriginals Progressive Association
- first major protest by indigenous people -the manigesto "aborignies Claim Citizen Rights" and the newspaper "abo call" are published
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Commonwealth Election
- all indigenous people are given the vote in Commonwealth elections
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1967 Referendum
- 90.7% of Australians voted yes to count indigenous Australians in the census and to give commonwealth govt. the power to make laws for them
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Tent Embassy established
- Tent embassy adopts the indigenous flag
- Whitlam govt. elected -white Australian policy abolished
- the department of aboriginal affairs established self determination adopted policy of indigenous Australians
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Gurinji people get back title
- Gurinji people get back title from Whitlam
- racial discrimnation act passed
- aboriginal day extended to aboriginal week
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Aboriginal Land Rights Act (NT)
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Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983
- recognises dispossession and displacement
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Uluru returned
uluru handed back to traditional owners -
Terra Nullius Overturned
- mabo decision by the high court overturns terra nullius and rules that native title exists over unalienated Crown land, national parks and reserves
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Native Title Act
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Howard govt. elected
- high court rules in the Wik decision that native title and pastoral leases can co-exist
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Bringing Them Home Report
- bringing them home, the report of the inquiry int other stolen generations is released
- recommends a national sorry day to commemorate the history and the effects of removing children from their families
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Native Title Amendment Act 1998
Native Title Amendment Act 1998 is passed; seen by many to reduce native title rights for indigenous people -
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Says Sorry
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Says sorry to stolen generations -
Plans to recognise indigenous Australians in the constitution
Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces plans to recognise indigenous Australians in the constitution
