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Celebrate or mourn
On Australia day 1938 a meeting of aboriginal people was held in sydney. A document called 'Aborigines claim citizen rights' was circulated. This declaration was the first time aboringinal people had made a national protest. It was widely reported in the papers and manu white austraians now started to take notice of their plight. -
more visible during the war
The awareness of the second- class status of idnigenous australians become even more oblivious to the general public as a resault of world war ll (1939-1945). Many Aboringies served in the army forces and thousands moved into towns to work in the wartimes indistries. Many white Australians felt that if aboringals could fight and die for their country they deserved a fair go. -
More visible during the war
The awareness of the second-class status of indigenous Australians become even more obvious to the genral public as a resut of world war II (1939-1945). Many Aborigines served in the armed forces and thousands moved into the armed forces and thousands moved into the towns to work in the wartime industies. Many white Austrialains that if aboriganals could fight and die for their country they deserved a fair go. -
Freedom riders demand equal treatment
A group led by aboriganals activists Charles Perkins made a bus tour through new south wales. They protested about discrimination in shops, theatres, bars,clubs and swimming pools. -
Gurindji people demand a better deal
200 workers walked off the wave hill cattle station in the Northern Territory. They wanted better wages and conditions, and their traditional lands back. The gurindji eventually gained ownedship of the area in 1985 -
White voters demand better deal for first austraians
after a 90% 'yes' vote the gorverment gave indigenous Australians the right to vote and be counted in censues and ended the protction polices -
Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Camberra
The embassy said that blacks were now going to get up andfight tback on the issues of edication, health,police victimisation, locking people up. bobby sykes, aborignail activist -
Land rights to be granted to first australians
A goverment commission recomened that aboriganals shoudl get back the land they now lived and had traditionally lived -
first aboringal land rights act
however this northern territory law only gave the indigenous people some areas of aird and largely useless land. Other land claims were often thrown out by the courts -
Bring them home
The stolen generation was one of australias worst secrets. few white people new about it and it didn't feature in the history books until 1980. in 1997 human right commission report on this horror story made a mimber of recemondations - compensation for the people affected, a national 'sorry day' each year, apologies from the goverment, police and churches and information about the stolen gernoration to be taught in schools. -
A long way to go
In the early 21st century the indigenous australians are caught in a culyure trap. They are at various stages between their proud past and the modern australia life. -
The Awakening
In may 2000 250 000 people walked across sydney harbour bridge and up to 400 000 marched in Melborn in december. Many marchers carried signs and banners critical of the prime minister refusal to say sorry to the indigenous austraians for past