History Mini Unit

• The 1938 Day of Mourning was 150th anniversary of colonization in Australia.

• Methods of protest by Aboriginals were; petitions, media, social media, strikes, commemoration and political/legal action.

The Wave Hill Walk Off

• Involved significant protest by the Gurindji people against the conditions of their work and land rights, which occurred in 1966 and lasted for several years.

• Involved a man named Vincent Lingiari.

• Cattlemen initially strike for their working condition in cattle farms, it lasted 7 years!!! It happened in Wave Hill, a cattle farm.

• The strike eventually evolved into a broader movement for Aboriginal land rights, symbolizing the fight for justice and recognition of Indigenous people's heritage.

• It ended in 1975 with the formal handover of land rights (Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976) to the Gurindji people, leading to a significant milestone in the Aboriginal land rights movement in Australia.

  

• This picture show the moment PM Goff Wittman ‘handed’ the Aboriginals their land rights, marking a historic moment in acknowledging their connection to the land and their rights as custodians.