Native Land Rights – Early 1960s
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History Report – Conor King
Native Land Rights – Early 1960s
Question b) Explain the changes since the early 1960s that have occurred in the recognition of land rights and native title for Australia’s Indigenous people.
Since the early 1960’s. There have been several changes to the recognition of the native title and land rights for Australia’s native people. From white settlement and colonization in 1788, the land was described as ‘terra-nullius”, which meant ‘a land belonging to no-one’. This statement tells us that the white settlers did not acknowledgement the existence of Aboriginal tribes and communities, ultimately stripping them of their land rights and power which they obtained prior to the first fleets settlement. There has been a long history in the mistreatment of Indigenous Australians, controversial issues such as the exclusion of voting, the lack of native title and land rights and not being included as part of the national population. There have been many conflicts and protests since white settlement, with many of these protesters fighting for their land title and acknowledgment to be handed back to the traditional land owners (the Aboriginal people). Though there was not much progress post 1960’s, there have been many significant events which took place after the 1960’s, such as the Mabo decision, the Wave hill protest in the Northern Territory and the recognition of Aboriginal people in the constitution. All three of these significant events have contributed in the recognition of the traditional land rights of the Aboriginal people.
One of the early official protest for aboriginal rights was the Wave hill ‘walk off’ protest in 1966. It took place roughly 600 kilometres south of Darwin in the Northern Territory. Vincent Lingiari, led a walk of more than 200 Aboriginal house servants, stockmen, and their families from Wave hill as a protest against the low pay, work conditions and land restrictions through. These protestors were demanding...
Native Land Rights – Early 1960s
Question b) Explain the changes since the early 1960s that have occurred in the recognition of land rights and native title for Australia’s Indigenous people.
Since the early 1960’s. There have been several changes to the recognition of the native title and land rights for Australia’s native people. From white settlement and colonization in 1788, the land was described as ‘terra-nullius”, which meant ‘a land belonging to no-one’. This statement tells us that the white settlers did not acknowledgement the existence of Aboriginal tribes and communities, ultimately stripping them of their land rights and power which they obtained prior to the first fleets settlement. There has been a long history in the mistreatment of Indigenous Australians, controversial issues such as the exclusion of voting, the lack of native title and land rights and not being included as part of the national population. There have been many conflicts and protests since white settlement, with many of these protesters fighting for their land title and acknowledgment to be handed back to the traditional land owners (the Aboriginal people). Though there was not much progress post 1960’s, there have been many significant events which took place after the 1960’s, such as the Mabo decision, the Wave hill protest in the Northern Territory and the recognition of Aboriginal people in the constitution. All three of these significant events have contributed in the recognition of the traditional land rights of the Aboriginal people.
One of the early official protest for aboriginal rights was the Wave hill ‘walk off’ protest in 1966. It took place roughly 600 kilometres south of Darwin in the Northern Territory. Vincent Lingiari, led a walk of more than 200 Aboriginal house servants, stockmen, and their families from Wave hill as a protest against the low pay, work conditions and land restrictions through. These protestors were demanding...