The Land Rights Movement: Native Title, Mabo and Wik

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