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CE: First Aboriginal Rights
First Aboriginal Rights were formed in the 1920's-30's -
CE: Policy of assimilation of Aboriginal People
The official policy of assimilation of Aboriginal people, 21st to the 23rd of April, 1937. -
CE: First Day of Mourning and Protest
First Day of Aboriginal Mourning and Protest. -
WE: World War 2.
World War 2 ends and United Nations Charter is written. -
CE: Protests against Woomera Rocket Tests
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CE: Pilbara Aboriginal Pastoral Strike
800 Aboriginal workers walk off the job. -
WE: United Nations Convention.
United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. -
CE: Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the newly-formed United Nations and supported by Australia. -
WE: Geneva Convention
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CE: Policy of assimilation of non-British migrants
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CE: Aboriginal protests
Aboriginal protests against atomic testing at Emu/Maralinga sites, 1953-63 -
WE: US Supreme Court
US Supreme Court ends racially segregated education, 1954-55. -
CE: Mongomery Bus Boycott (US)
US Civil Rights movement begins.
Lasted from December 1st, 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refussing to give up her seat to a white person, and ended on December 20th, 1956, when a federal ruling took effect, banning segregated buses. -
CE: Palm Island Strike.
Queensland. -
CE: Voting Rights.
Indigenous people gain right to vote in Federal elections. -
WE: Assassination.
US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated. -
CE: Freedom Rides.
Australian students participate in Freedom Rides. -
CE: Wattie Creek
Wattue Creek land rights battle begins. -
CE: Constitutional Referendum
Constituational referendum includes Indigenous people in national census and gives Federal Goverment the power to make laws for Indigenous people. -
WE: Assassination
Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated. -
WE: UN Convention
UN Convention on the Eliminationof All Forms of Racial Discrimination. -
CE: Aboriginal Tent Embassy.
Aboriginal Tent Embassy established. -
CE: UN Covenants.
UN Covenants on Civil and Political Rights and on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. -
WE: UN Convention
UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. -
CE: Royal Comission.
Royal Comission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. -
WE: UN Convention
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. -
CE: High Courts Mabo Decision.
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CE: "Bringing Them Home" report.
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CE: Corroboree 2000
At the Sydney Opera House. -
WE: UN Declaration
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. -
CE: Official National Apology
Official National apology to the members of the Stolen Generations. -
WE: Australian Endorsement.
Astralia endorses UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. -
WE: UN Convention
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
