10 Questions
What event in 1963 started the land rights movement in Australia?
The Yolngu people from Yirrkala sending a bark petition to the federal parliament.
Who led the Freedom Ride in rural New South Wales in 1965?
Charles Perkins led the Freedom Ride with SAFA.
What did the Aboriginal Embassy outside parliament house in Canberra represent?
First Nations Australians' desire to have the rights to determine their own futures.
What impact did the Freedom Ride have in Australia?
The media coverage stimulated national and international pressure for reform.
Why were many First Nations Australians angered in the 1960s?
Their challenge to possess their traditional lands was turned down by the government.
The Aborigines Protection Act 1909 granted First Nations Australians more autonomy and freedom.
False
The policy of assimilation aimed to make First Nations Australians more similar to other Australians.
True
The practice of removing children from their families only occurred for a short period of time, from 1910 to 1920.
False
The policy of removing children from their families did not have any negative impacts on the affected First Nations Australians.
False
The Stolen Generations refer to the group of First Nations Australians who were taken from their families between 1910 and 1950.
False
Learn about the pivotal moment in Australian history when the Yolngu people sent a bark petition to the federal parliament in 1963, initiating the land rights movement. Discover how this movement fought for the rights of Indigenous people to possess their traditional lands.
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