Rights and Freedoms

By CheezyReevsy

  • National Day of Mourning and Protest

  • Day of Mourning and Protest

    Aboriginal representatives gather at Australian Hall, Sydeny. Msny speeches are listened to but nothing is gained fromt he expirience

  • William Cooper writes to the board.

    William Cooper writes to the board for the protection of aboriginies complaining about the coditions at Cummeroogunja reserve.

  • Aboriginal Deaths

    Aboriginies crossed the Murray river and into Victoria but 6 asults and 17 children died.

  • Setting up of UN

    Conference to discuss setting up of UN

  • Declaration of Human Rights

    United Nations General assembly ratified the universal declaration of Human rights.

  • Rosa Parks Arrested

  • Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders Vote!

    Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people were given the right to vote in federal elections.

  • Exise the land in N.T

    Robert Menzies declares that he will excise the land from Yirrkala reserve for Bauxite mining.

  • Australian Freedom Ride

  • Wave Hill Protest

    Aboriginals at Wave hill station walk off the reserve in protest of the poor working and living conditions and the poor pay.

  • Referendum for Commonwealth

    Referendum amended the constitution to give commonwealth power to make special laws and count indigenous people in the census.

  • Referendum

    The 1967 Referendum was given to the White Australians to decide whether the constitutuon should be changed for the rights of aboriginal Australians and if they should take part in the census.

  • Land Rights Petition

    The Guridji people petition the Australian Government for a land lease of 1290 Square Kilometres.

  • Tent Embassy

    Tent Embassy was established in Canberra to agitate for land rights

  • Aboriginal Land Rights

    Commonwealth aboriginal land rights (Northern Territory) Act was passed by federal parliament.

  • Aboriginal Commision

    Aboriginal and Torres straight islander commission was established.

  • Aboriginal Reconciliation

    Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation was established.

  • Mabo is Common Law

    Mabo decision recognized native title as part of common law.

  • Red Fern Speech

  • Bring Them Home!

    Bringing them home report was released.

  • UN Adopt Indigenous Declaration

    Declaration on the Indigenous people was adopted by the United Nations.

  • Indigenous Aplogy

    Apology to Australia’s Indigenous people was delivered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd