Eddie Mabo Flashcards
who was eddie mabo?
Meriam land rights campaigner
when and where was he born?
He was born on the 29th of June, 1936 and died on the 21st of January, 1992 aged 55. He was born on the island of Mer, also known as Murray Island.
define terra nullius, its definer, and it’s contradiction
When Captain Cook arrived in Australia, he declared the land Terra nullius , meaning land belonging to no one. This was contradictory to the fact that Aboriginal people had occupied the land for thousands of years before the British arrived.
what is the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act
abolished the claim Torres Strait Islander people had on the Islands on the coast of Queensland, and the claim the Meriam people had on Murray Islands.
when was the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act passed?
1985
what was mabo’s speech at james cook uni about
His speech was about the land rights his people had been denied on the Island of Mer, and how traditional Aboriginal custom was how the land was passed down through families. the speech was heard and had an impact on many academics.
how did eddie mabo find out about his lack of land rights?
As a gardener at James Cook University, Mabo was convinced of his ownership of the land his people had lived on for thousands of years, but he discovered it was quite the opposite from a historian in 1974. The historian, Henry Reynolds, said Mabo’s face was one of ‘horror and incredulity’ when he discovered the doctrine of terra nullius, and this initiated Mabo’s journey of challenging the High Court.
when was the james cook uni speech?
1981
when did mabo find out he didnt own his land
1974
what was mabo vs. queensland no 1 about, and what was the outcome
in the end, the case resulted in the overturning of the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act, because it was in breach of the 1975 Racial Discrimination Act which makes certain discriminatory acts unlawful.
when was mabo vs queensland no. 1
The case went on for 2 years, from 1986 to 1988
when was mabo vs. queensland no. 2
28 May 1992 – 3 June 1992.
who heard mabo’s speech at james cook uni
a lawyer, Greg McIntyre, who approached Mabo after his speech and suggested he take the case to the Queensland government. McIntyre would later go on to be one of Mabo’s leading baristas in the case.
who was on mabo’s legal team
Eddie Mabo, four other Meriam people, and a legal team of 3 lawyers
what was mabo. vs queensland no 2 about, and wha was the result
it was about the doctrine of terra nullius
It overturned the myth, or legal fiction, of terra nullius, and first established the principle of Native Title, in which those who have ancestors on land have a right to said land.
