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First aboriginal rights organisations formed 1920's to 30's
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Official Policy of Assimilation of Aboriginal People
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First Day of Mourning and Protest
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World War II Begins
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World War II Ends and United Nations Charter is Written
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Pilbara Aboriginal Pastoral Strike
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United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Geneva Convention
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Policy of Assimilation of Non-British Migrants
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Aboriginal Protests Against Atomic Testing at Emu/Maralinga sites 1953 to 63
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US Supreme Court Ends Racially Segregated Education
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Montgomery Bus Boycott (US) Begins, US Civil Rights Movement Begins
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Palm Island Strike, Queensland
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Indigenous People Gain The Right To Vote In Federal Elections
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US President John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated
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Australian Student Freedom Rides
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Wattie Creek Land Rights Battle Begins
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Constitutional Referendum Includes Indigenous People In National Census And Gives Federal Government The Power To Make Laws For Indigenous People
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Martin Luther King Jr Is Assassinated
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UN Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Racial Descrimination
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Aboriginal Tent Embassy Established
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UN Covenants On Civil And Political Rights And On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights
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UN Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Descrimination Against Women
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Royal Commission Into Aboriginal Deaths In Custody
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UN Convention On The Rights Of The Child
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High Court's Mabo Decision
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Bringing Them Home Report
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Corroboree 2000, Sydney Opera House
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UN Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
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Official National Apology To Members Of The Stolen Generation
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Australia Endorses UN Declaration On The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples
