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| The European Settlement of Western Australia (cont) | ||
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1966 AD | Margaret Valadian and Charles Perkins
were the first
Aboriginal University graduates. |
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1967 AD | Aboriginal people were now included
in all official
censuses. A Federal Referendum relating to Aborigines was held. Aborigines were now officially included in the census and power was given to the Federal Government to legislate for Aborigines. |
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1970 AD | Pope Paul VI visited Australia
and spoke to Aboriginal
people. On that occasion he said : "We know that you have a lifestyle proper to your ethnic genius or culture - a culture which the Church respects and which she does not in any way ask you to renounce Society itself is enriched by the presence of different cultural and ethnic elements. For us, you and the values you represent are precious. We deeply respect your dignity and reiterate our deep affection for you." (Sydney, 2nd December 1970). |
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1971 AD | Senator Neville Bonner was elected
as the first
Aboriginal member of Parliament. |
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1972 AD | Aboriginal Tent Embassy established
on the lawns of
Parliament House in Canberra. It symbolised the emerging political identity of Aborigines. Department of Aboriginal Affairs was established under The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. |
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1976 AD | Sir Douglas Nicholls served as
State Governor in
South Australia. |
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1977 AD | Stephen Albert was first chairman
of the National
Aboriginal Education Committee. |
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1978 AD | A Catholic Aboriginal Ministry
established in
Geraldton. |
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1979 AD | A Catholic Aboriginal Ministry
established in
Geraldton. |
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1985 AD | Commencement of Royal Commission
into Aboriginal
Deaths in Custody. |
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1986 AD | Pope John Paul II visited Australia
and met with
Aboriginal people at Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. He told the people "Your culture, which shows the lasting genius and dignity of your race, must not be allowed to disappear. Do not think that your gifts are worth so little that you should no longer bother to maintain them. Share them with each other and teach them to your children. Your songs, your stories, your paintings, your dances, your languages must never be lost." |
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1988 AD | Establishment of Catholic Aboriginal
Educational
Committee (CEAC). |
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1992 AD | The High Court of Australias' landmark
decision on
the "Mabo" case which rejected the doctorine that Australia was 'Terra Nullius' - no man's land at the time of British settlement in 1788. This is believed to be a turning point for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. |
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1993 AD | Aboriginal people throughout Australia
celebrated
"The Year of the Worlds Indigenous People". |
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Taken from Aboriginal Education Policy - Support Document
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Published by the Catholic Education Office, Perth, Western Australia
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