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1 online resource (streaming video file) (8 min. 56 sec.) ; 53768054 bytes |
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*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died*To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the High Court's decision in the MABO case, Message Stick has produced 480: MABO - a 5 x 8' mini-documentary series which looks back over the history of land rights, Eddie Mabo and his role in a landmark decision made by the courts that overturned the legal doctrine of terra nullius.In 1788 Britain legally claimed Australia to be terra nullius - a law whereby Indigenous Australians could not sell or assign land. The move dispossessed hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of their land, culture and spiritual connections. It also sparked a battle that would continue through generations and shape what Australia is today.PRODUCTION DETAILS:ABC Message Stick. Producer: Adrian Wills |
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Broadcast 2012-05-28 at 18:50:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Social conditions.
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Anniversaries.
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New South Wales -- Sydney.
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Streaming video
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Coe, Paul, contributor
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McAvoy, Tony, contributor
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Neate, Graeme, contributor
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Reynolds, Henry, contributor
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