The Aboriginal fight for justice By Emma Matenga 1938 The Aboriginal people claim Citizen Rights 1965 Freedom Riders demand equal treatment 1966 Gurindji people demand a better deal 1967 white voters demand a better deal for first Australians 1972 Aboriginal tent embassy set up in Canberra 1974 Land rights to be granted to the Aboriginal 1976 First Aboriginal land rights act 1993 Native Title Act allows Indigenous Australians to claim land rights