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• Day of Mourning


  January 26, 1938
• Freedom Rides


  1965
• Wave Hill Walk Off


  1966
• Redfern Speech


  1992
• Bringing Them Home Report


  1997
• Apology to the Stolen Generations


  2008
• Uluru Statement from the Heart


  2017
• Context

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• Content

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• Day of Mourning


  1. Organized by the Aborigines Progressive Association (APA) and the Australian Aborigines League (AAL)

  2. Protest held in Sydney on the 150th anniversary of British colonization

  3. Intended to highlight the mistreatment and dispossession of Aboriginal people since European settlement
• Day of Mourning


  • Regarded as the beginning of the organized Aboriginal civil rights movement in Australia
  • Led to increased awareness and support for Aboriginal rights and laid the groundwork for future activism
• Freedom Rides


  1. Initiated by the Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA)

  2. Involved a group of university students, led by Charles Perkins, traveling through New South Wales

  3. To expose and challenge racial discrimination in rural towns
• Freedom Rides


  • Drew national attention to the systemic racism and segregation experienced by Aboriginal Australians
  • Media coverage and public awareness helped to galvanize support for the Aboriginal civil rights movement, leading to changes in public attitudes and policy
• Wave Hill Walk Off


  1. 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers, and their families, led by Vincent Lingiari, walked off the Wave Hill cattle station in the Northern Territory

  2. Initially demanding better wages and working conditions

  3. Protest soon evolved into a demand for the return of their traditional lands
• Wave Hill Walk Off


  • Became a symbol of the broader Aboriginal land rights movement
  • Directly influenced the passage of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, which provided legal recognition of Aboriginal land ownership
• Redfern Speech


  Delivered by Prime Minister Paul Keating at Redfern Park in Sydney
• Redfern Speech


  • One of the first times an Australian Prime Minister publicly acknowledged the wrongs committed against Aboriginal Australians, including dispossession, violence, and forced removals
  • Considered a landmark moment in the reconciliation process, encouraging a national dialogue about reconciliation and the history of Aboriginal Australians
• Bringing Them Home Report


  1. Commissioned by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)

  2. Result of a national inquiry into the Stolen Generations, the children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who were forcibly removed from their families by Australian federal and state government agencies and church missions
• Bringing Them Home Report


  • Provided detailed documentation of the policies and practices that led to the removal of Aboriginal children and the devastating impact on those children and their families
  • Made 54 recommendations, including an official apology, reparations, and policy changes
  • Raised public awareness and led to calls for justice and reconciliation
• Apology to the Stolen Generations


  On February 13, 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered a formal apology to the Stolen Generations on behalf of the Australian government in a historic address to Parliament
• Apology to the Stolen Generations

  • Significant gesture of reconciliation, acknowledging the suffering caused by past government policies of forcibly removing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families
  • Important step towards healing and reconciliation, providing emotional relief for many and fostering a national dialogue on the history and ongoing impacts of these policies
• Uluru Statement from the Heart


  Issued by delegates at the First Nations National Constitutional Convention
• Uluru Statement from the Heart


  • Represents a unified position from Indigenous Australians, calling for constitutional recognition and a genuine process for addressing historical and ongoing injustices
  • Has become a cornerstone for ongoing discussions about constitutional recognition and Indigenous rights, prompting national debate and influencing policy discussions
• First Day of Mourning protest in Australia


  January 26, 1938
• First Day of Mourning protest

  • Organized by the Australian Aborigines League (AAL) and the Aborigines Progressive Association (APA)
  • Aboriginal men and women gathered at Australia Hall in Sydney to protest the treatment of Aboriginal people
  • Passed a resolution condemning the "callous treatment" by white Australians and called for new laws to ensure equality and full citizenship for Aboriginal people
  • Protestors wore formal black attire to symbolize mourning and marched in silent protest
  • Highlighted the severe social and economic disadvantages faced by Aboriginal people and called for immediate reforms
• Following the protest


  A deputation met with Prime Minister Joseph Lyons to present a policy for Aboriginal affairs, but Lyons stated that Commonwealth control was not possible under the Constitution
• The protest received some national press coverage and succeeded in drawing attention to the injustices faced by Aboriginal people, marking a turning point in the movement for Aboriginal rights in Australia
• Freedom Ride organized by University of Sydney students led by Charles Perkins


  1965
• Freedom Ride


  • Highlighted racial discrimination and poor living conditions faced by Aboriginal people in New South Wales
  • 15-day bus journey challenged segregation in places like the Walgett Returned Services League and Moree and Kempsey swimming pools
  • Protests drew significant media attention, both nationally and internationally, leading to public debate and government action, such as increased housing funding in Moree
  • Though the Student Action for Aborigines (SAFA) disbanded by the end of 1966, the Freedom Ride had a lasting impact on the civil rights movement in Australia
• Day of Mourning

  Key figures included William Ferguson, Jack Patten, and William Cooper, who organized the protest and raised awareness about the plight of Aboriginal people