Rights and freedoms

Question 1

What did the Aboriginal Protection Act of 1869 imply?

Answer 1

• Controlling aspects of aboriginal lives

Question 2

What was the name of the process of removing aboriginal children from their families, and what was the result?

Answer 2

• Assimilation
• The Stolen Generation

Question 3

What was the Day of Mourning?

Answer 3

• In 1938, Aboriginal peoples thought that the Anniversary of Australia was something not to be celebrated but mourned
• Though successful, the Day of Mourning only managed to spread awareness onAboriginals that day

Question 4

Who was Vincent Lingiari and what did he do?

Answer 4

• Vincent Lingiari led the Wave Hill Walk-off of 1966, in protest of the unfair treatment of First Nation
• This action successfully passed the Aboriginal Land Rights Act of the Northern Territory of 1976

Question 5

What was the Australian Freedom Rides?

Answer 5

• The Australian freedom rides were inspired by the civil rights movement freedom rides of 1961, so a group of white and Indigenous students did the same in 1965
• They travelled around NSW, in passive protest against racism and segregation
• The Australian Freedom Rides were a catalyst for the 1967 Referendum

Question 6

Who is Eddie Mabo, and what did he do?

Answer 6

• Eddie Mabo won a court case against the QLD Government, giving those of indigenous backgrounds rights to apply for land
  -Native Title Act of 1993

Question 7

What is the meaning of Terra Nullius?

Answer 7

• Terra = Land
• Nullius = nothing
• Terra nullius meant no one’s land, and those of Aboriginal background were not recognised for their society and agriculture.