Mabo/Mabo - the film/Mabo Full Length Movie This is an NFSA Digital Learning resource. See all Digital Learning websites. Support For Teachers Credits Contact Copyright & Legal Screen Australia Digital Learning Famous Aboriginal people, activists & role models - Creative Spirits Why we need Aboriginal role models Apart from obvious reasons like inspiration, setting an example, or showing what is possible, there's a more opaque reason we need Aboriginal role models: the media. Journalists lack interest in reporting about Aboriginal achievers. Read my tips for journalists. Who's missing? David Unaipon If you live in Australia, do you know that you're probably carrying a famous Aboriginal man in your wallet? The front of Australia's 50-dollar note, first issued on 4 October 1995, features David Unaipon along with drawings from one of his inventions, and an extract from the original manuscript of his book Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines, for which he is known as the first Aboriginal author. Before the redesign in 2018, the 50-dollar note showed a couple standing in front of Raukkan Church. David Unaipon fact file Cathy Freeman Cathy Freeman is one of the most well-known Aboriginal Australians. Cathy Freeman fact file Neville Bonner Neville Bonner fact file
Sorry Day and the Stolen Generations Warning. This article may contain the names and images of Aboriginal and Islander people now deceased. It also contains links to sites that may use images of Aboriginal and Islander people now deceased. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, report. The first was held on 26 May 1998 - one year after the tabling of the report May 1997. The report was the result of an inquiry by the into the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. The about the removal of children was marked by intense since the mid-to-late 1980s. Documentation of forced removal of children The Bringing them Home report acknowledged that 'Indigenous children have been forcibly separated from their families and communities since the very first days of the European occupation of Australia' by governments and missionaries. Aborigines Welfare Board, children doing exercises at Bomaderry Children's home, established 1909. Assimilation practices Reappraisal Consequences of separation
The spread of people to Australia Archaeological evidence shows that modern humans had reached South-east Asia by 70,000 years ago and that they had spread to Australia by at least 50,000 years ago. Photographer: Christopher Langeluddecke © Australian Museum Business Services Origins of the First Australians The viewpoints about the origins of these peoples are entangled with the wider debate regarding the origins of all modern humans. The two main viewpoints are: The ‘Out of Africa’ model The most widely accepted viewpoint is that the first humans to colonise Australia came from a recent migration of Homo sapiens through South-east Asia. The ‘Multiregional’ model Some scientists interpret the variation found in the fossil record of early Indigenous Australians as evidence that Australia was colonised by two separate genetic lineages of modern humans. The Asian Connection Modern humans had reached Asia by 70,000 years ago before moving down through South-east Asia and into Australia. Key fossil finds from Asia include Rock art
Canada: A People's History - Episode 1 - When the World Began campsie Aboriginal history Barani Barani is an Aboriginal word of the Sydney language that means 'yesterday'. The Barani website examines the histories of people, places and events associated with Sydney's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Visit Barani The first Sydneysiders Aboriginal peoples have always lived in Sydney . There are about 29 clan groups of the Sydney metropolitan area referred to collectively as the Eora Nation. Following the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788, the British encountered Aboriginal people around the coves and bays of Port Jackson. Despite the destructive impact of first contact, Gadigal culture survived. Sydney’s inner suburbs have long been a magnet for Aboriginal peoples seeking work opportunities, shelter and connections with community and family. There was a growing political activism within Sydney’s Aboriginal community over the 20th century, which led to the development of support systems and facilities for urban Aboriginal people. Barani: a living history Links
The history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy Updated 27 Jan 2012, 2:50amFri 27 Jan 2012, 2:50am Gallery: Aboriginal Tent Embassy The Aboriginal Tent Embassy was founded on Australia Day in 1972 to protest the decision by the McMahon Liberal government to reject a proposal for Aboriginal Land rights. The government instead planned to implement a lease system, conditional on the ability of Indigenous people to make economic and social use of the land, and excluding rights to mineral and forestry resources. Four Indigenous activists - Michael Anderson, Billy Craigie, Bertie Williams and Tony Coorey - set up the protest at 1.00am under a beach umbrella on the lawns of Parliament House (Old Parliament House). The movement quickly gained traction, with more and more tents being erected and numbers at one point swelling to 2,000. On July 20, after the Government modified a law relating to trespass on Commonwealth lands, Police moved in and forcibly dismantled the embassy.
Australian Explorers and Exploration Home Search Site Contact Us Site Map Our FREE ebooks Help to download and convert files on this site Project Gutenberg Australia gratefully acknowledges the significant contribution of Sue Asscher in preparing many of the eBooks relating to Australian Explorers, which are available from this page. Australian Explorers, Discoverers and Pioneers (including exploration of Antarctica) Introduction The First Fleet of ships from England arrived in Sydney in 1788. When, in 1813, a way across the Blue Mountains was found, a wave of inland exploration was unleashed which continued for the next fifty years. A number of Project Gutenberg volunteers in Australia have transcribed these Australian exploration journals and most are now available at Project Gutenberg, including a a number of HTML versions, with illustrations and maps from the original publications. On this page: List of Australian land and sea explorers with links to their biographical details and their journals. From this site: ^Top of Page
Native Americans in the United States Native Americans within the boundaries of the present-day United States (including indigenous peoples of Alaska and Hawaii) are composed of numerous, distinct tribes and ethnic groups, many of which survive as intact political communities. The terms used to refer to Native Americans have been controversial. According to a 1995 U.S. Census Bureau set of home interviews, most of the respondents with an expressed preference refer to themselves as "American Indians" or simply "Indians"; this term has been adopted by major newspapers and some academic groups, but does not traditionally include Native Hawaiians or certain Alaskan Natives, such as Aleut, Yup'ik, or Inuit peoples. Since the end of the 15th century, the migration of Europeans to the Americas has led to centuries of conflict and adjustment between Old and New World societies. History Pre-Columbian Map showing the approximate location of the ice-free corridor and specific Paleoindian sites (Clovis theory) Impact on native populations
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