Tent Embassy

Question 1

What Happened

Answer 1

• a protest against the Australian government’s lack of recognition of Aboriginal land rights
• Activists set up beach umbrellas and tents as a makeshift embassy, displaying signs advocating for their cause.

Question 2

Evidence

Answer 2

• 1972
• Michael Anderson, Billy Craigie, Bertie Williams, and Tony Coorey
• no policy changes were made

Question 3

Primary Quote

Answer 3

“We don’t want welfare. We want our land rights, and we want them now. That’s why we’ve set up the Aboriginal Embassy. We’re here for the duration, and we won’t move until the Government meets our demands.”- Billy Craigie

Question 4

Historian Quote

Answer 4

“It was a tremendous embarrassment for the McMahon government to be asked by the foreign journalists: ‘an embassy inside Australia? An internal embassy? Is there an internal nation of people here?” Gary Foley