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More visible during the war
The awareness of the second-class status of Indigenous Australians became even more obvious to the general public as a result of World War II(1939-1945).Many Aborigines served in the armed forces and thousands moved into the towns to work in the wartime industries.Many white Australians felt that if Aboriginal could fight and die for their country they deserved a fair ago -
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Indigenous Australians take the initiative
Freedom Riders demand equal treatment
Gurindji people demand a better deal -
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Indigenous Australians take the initiative
Gurindji people demand a better deal
White voters demand a better deal for first Australians -
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Indigenous Australians take the initiative
White voters demand a better deal for first Australians
Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra -
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Indigenous Australians take the initiative
Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra
Land rights to be granted to first Australians -
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Indigenous Australians take the initiative
Land rights to be granted to first Australians
First Aboriginal Land Rights Act -
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Eddie mabo ends Terra nulius, Bring them home
In the late 18th century Britain claimed the lands of Australia because they assumed nobody owned them.Some Torres Strait Islanders, led by Eddie Mabo ,challenged this. Their people had inhabited Murray Island for thousands of years and so were the rightful owners.In 1992 the High Court racist. So the1993 Native Title Act allowed Indigenous Australians to claim land rights. -
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Cathy Freemon
Indigenous Australian leaders are gaining greater respect and the marches in 2000 showed that Australians of all races want the first people to get a better deal.Some are national heroes and there was great prude when Cathy Freeman lit the torch at the Sydney Olympics and won 400 meters.There are still many problems to solve but hope remains. -
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The Bulletin extract
In May 2000 250 000 people walked across Sydney Harbour Bridge ad to 400000 marched in Melbourne in December.Many marchers carried signs and banners critical of the Prime Minister's refusal to say 'Sorry' to indigenous Australians for past wrongs.