indigenous rights and freedoms Flashcards
significant individuals
charles perkins
NVDA vs legal avenues
established by or founded upon law; lawful
reconciliation movement
The goal of the reconciliation movement is for a just, equitable and reconciled country.
the causes of struggles for Australia’s indigenous people before 1965
rejection of their language and culture, a range of other rights and freedoms continued to be denied to Aboriginal people during this time including where they lived, whom they married, and how they spent their earnings.
the effectiveness of the change brought about by the fight for indigenous rights in Australia and what still needs to be achieved
The changes removed certain discriminatory words from the Constitution, allowing the Federal Government to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and include them in the national census.