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Aboriginal fight for human rights
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1901
the commonwealth of Australia started to form and indigenous Australians started to get excluded from normal day to day things and voting and allowances -
1938
the very first big protest held by Aboriginal people, The Manifesto "aborigines claim citizen rights" -
1949
Australian citizens act listened to the indigenous Australians and let them vote if they were enrolled for the state elections -
1967
A referendum was held -90.7% of Australia voted yes to count indigenous Australians in the census and to give the commonwealth government the power to make new laws for them. -
1971
Neville Bonner became the first indigenous member of parliament when he filled a casual senate vacancy.