Download or read book OM95 26 Mabo Cutting Books written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cutting books (2 vols) 23 Nov 1990 - 21 Oct 1994 re Eddie Mabo Remarks: Cutting books (2 vols) 23 Nov 1990 - 21 Oct 1994 re "Mabo" Aboriginal land claim debate; Aboriginal land rights; Native Title Act.

Download or read book The 1967 Referendum written by Bain Attwood and published by Aboriginal Studies Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 27 May 1967 a remarkable event occurred. An overwhelming majority of electors voted in a national referendum to amend clauses of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal people. Today it is commonly regarded as a turning point in the history of relations between Indigenous and white Australians: a historic moment when citizenship rights -- including the vote -- were granted and the Commonwealth at long last assumed responsibility for Aboriginal affairs. Yet the constitutional changes entailed in the referendum brought about none of these things. "The 1967 Referendum" explores the legal and political significance of the referendum and the long struggle by black and white Australians for constitutional change. It traces the emergence of a series of powerful narratives about the Australian Constitution and the status of Aborigines, revealing how and why the referendum campaign acquired so much significance and has since become the subject of highly charged myth in contemporary Australia. Attwood and Markus's text is complemented by personal recollections and opinions about the referendum by a range of Indigenous people, and historical documents and illustrations.

Download or read book Reflections written by Neil Gillespie and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects a range of different propositions and views about the journey of the last 40 years of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement, and the road ahead.