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- 3. What was passed by the Fraser government in 1976.
- 10. What decision addressed the tension between the Native Title Act and those who were already contractually leasing crown land?
- 12. The Native Title (Amendment) Act stated that where the rights of Native Title and leaseholders were at odds then ___________________ would come first.
- 13. What is the legal term given to the traditional land ownership of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
- 14. What was set up on the lawns of Parliament House?
- 15. ____________ was not recognised for Aboriginal people until 1961.
- 16. What is a significant reason it is so important for Aboriginal Australian's to reclaim their land? _______________
- 17. The Land Rights Act meant that Aboriginal people could now claim ________ land which was not in use by other people.
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- 1. Who was the man who was responsible for pursuing the principle of native title?
- 2. Prior to the referendum Aboriginal Australians were not counted as part of the population in the _________.
- 3. The embassy was established to highlight how the Indigenous people felt in their own land. What is a word that describes how they felt/feel?
- 4. What is sometimes called the '10-point plan'?
- 5. Question 2 of the referendum asked the Australian public to vote on Section 51 of the Constitution which stated the Commonwealth Government could pass _____ about 'the people of any race other than the Aboriginal raceā¦'.
- 6. _________ per cent of the Australian public voted in support for both questions of the referendum.
- 7. What happened in 1967 that was an important step in the quest for equality for Aboriginal people? ______________
- 8. When white settlers discovered land that was uninhabited they declared it to be ________________, which means 'land that belongs to no one'.
- 9. The Dreaming is so important to Aboriginal people because it reflects their inextricable link to the ______.
- 11. What significant sacred site was handed over to the Aboriginal people in 1985?
