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Eddie Mabo
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- 7. CONTENTS PAGE Sunday, 6July 14
- 8. • Early Life.....................................................................................................1 •What Difficulties Did He Experience?..................................................3 • What Rights did he Want for Indigenous People?.............................2 • Why Did He Fight For Aboriginal Rights?............................................4 • Timeline of Mabo’s Life..........................................................................5 • Glossary.....................................................................................................6 • Index.............................................................................................................7 • Bibliography................................................................................................8 CONTENTS PAGE Sunday, 6 July 14
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- 11. Early LIfe Mabo’s realname is Eddie Kionky Mabo. He was born June the 26th, 1936 on Torres Island. Mabo was still a kid when his mother died so his uncle and his wife had to look after him until he was old enough to look after himself.When he was in his twenties he got married to Bonita Nehow. He had ten children. As he grew a bit older he got a job as a gardener, he also was a member of the Merrian people and spoke about wanting to get his land back to a lawyer. Sunday, 6 July 14
- 12. Early LIfe Mabo’s realname is Eddie Kionky Mabo. He was born June the 26th, 1936 on Torres Island. Mabo was still a kid when his mother died so his uncle and his wife had to look after him until he was old enough to look after himself.When he was in his twenties he got married to Bonita Nehow. He had ten children. As he grew a bit older he got a job as a gardener, he also was a member of the Merrian people and spoke about wanting to get his land back to a lawyer. Sunday, 6 July 14
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- 14. Mabo faced manydifficulties during his life. One of the difficulties Mabo had to overcome was when he was younger was getting expelled from his own land. At the time Australia thought Mabo’s land was Terra Nullias land, and belonged to them to do with as they liked. Mabo spent about a decade fighting for the rights to his land in the High Court of Australia Sunday, 6 July 14
- 15. What Difficulties did MaboExperience? Mabo faced many difficulties during his life. One of the difficulties Mabo had to overcome was when he was younger was getting expelled from his own land. At the time Australia thought Mabo’s land was Terra Nullias land, and belonged to them to do with as they liked. Mabo spent about a decade fighting for the rights to his land in the High Court of Australia Sunday, 6 July 14
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- 17. What Rights didhe want for Indigenous People? Sunday, 6 July 14
- 18. What Rights didhe want for Indigenous People? Eddie Mabo proved terra nullias wrong so when he was in Queensland he established whose land it was.The court case allowed all indigenous people to claim land if they were using it. Unforunately, Mabo didn’t live to see that he got the land back and that he won the case. Sunday, 6 July 14
- 19. What Rights didhe want for Indigenous People? Eddie Mabo proved terra nullias wrong so when he was in Queensland he established whose land it was.The court case allowed all indigenous people to claim land if they were using it. Unforunately, Mabo didn’t live to see that he got the land back and that he won the case. Sunday, 6 July 14
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- 21. Why did heFight for Aboriginal Rights? Sunday, 6 July 14
- 22. Why did heFight for Aboriginal Rights? The reason Mabo fought for aboriginal people is so they could regain their rightful land and use it for traditional reasons such as hunting, living and ceremonies. Sunday, 6 July 14
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- 24. Timeline of Mabo’slife Sunday, 6 July 14
- 25. Timeline of Mabo’slife 1936 Eddie Mabo is born 1974 Eddie Mabo worked as a gardener at James Cook University 1981 A landrights conference is held at James Cook University 1992 High Court decides to reject terra nullius 1992 Eddie Mabo dies 1993 The Keating goverment wins the election and negotiates land rights with Indigenous leaders Sunday, 6 July 14
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- 28. Glossary Ceremonies: Celebrating aparticular event. Expelled: Making someone leave land, schools or anything else like that. Merrian people: People who live on the island. Terra nullias: The land is not owned by anybody. Decade: ten years Established: developed Indigenous: people who were on the land first Sunday, 6 July 14
- 29. Glossary Ceremonies: Celebrating aparticular event. Expelled: Making someone leave land, schools or anything else like that. Merrian people: People who live on the island. Terra nullias: The land is not owned by anybody. Decade: ten years Established: developed Indigenous: people who were on the land first Sunday, 6 July 14
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- 32. Index Aboriganal 4 Indigenous 7 Mabo1,3,4,5,6,7 Terra nullias 5,7 Sunday, 6 July 14
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- 35. Bibliography http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/fight-for-land- rights-changed-history/story-fnat7jnn-1226613120932, 3rd of July2014. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-03/mabo-a-timeline/ 4047186, 1st of July, 2014. Sunday, 6 July 14
- 36. Bibliography http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/fight-for-land- rights-changed-history/story-fnat7jnn-1226613120932, 3rd of July2014. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-06-03/mabo-a-timeline/ 4047186, 1st of July, 2014. Sunday, 6 July 14
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