"Â Joe McGinness, "This bus arrived on the mission and then they said, 'Let's go to the swimming pool'. ", "You had your noses measured with a set of callipers, your lips and your eyes, the colour of your eyes and so forth. Your information is handled in accordance with the. Its' overwhelming success went down in history and was the result of the hard work of now legendary activists such as Faith Bandler. The passing of this referendum enabled Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders to be counted in the national census and to be subject to Commonwealth laws, rather than just state laws. The museum respectfully acknowledges the role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to play in shaping Australia’s democracy. Right Wrongs commerates the 50th anniversary of the referendum on 27 May 1967, exploring how the 1967 referendum happened, and the ripple effects of the past 50 years. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the elders past, present and emerging.
", "I came down here to ask this Parliament here for land rights.
", "Its major purpose is to get young people away from drugs and alcohol and stuff that is life destroying for them.
", "Fifty years later I believe we should have a sovereignty or treaty of some sort.
", "In the early 60s when I went with my next-door neighbour to cast a vote in Queensland I was not allowed to vote.
A gallery of ephemera from before, during and after the campaign. ", "The referendum allowed, to a point, to recognise the Indigenous people. ", "My athe [grandfather] was a pearl diver in the Torres Strait and then he built the train tracks through to Broome. It also features contemporary comments from prominent Australians, discussing how they feel about the referendum on this important anniversary. An overwhelming majority of Australians – over 90 per cent – voted YES to allowing the federal government to make laws in relation to Aboriginal people and to allowing Aboriginal people to be included in the census. ", "They opened the opportunities for younger Aboriginal people like me to just walk into a university and actually get a position. We've had it on our minds for 60 years. The overwhelming ‘Yes’ vote also signalled Talking Culture brought together elders, artists and language teachers to explore the cultural action by communities to share Indigenous Knowledges on an everyday basis.
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An overwhelming majority of Australians – over 90 per cent – voted YES to allowing the federal government to make laws in relation to Aboriginal people and to allowing Aboriginal people to … This video from the ABC’s Behind the News explores how the 1967 referendum was part of a movement for Aboriginal and …
Thomas Allen, Daryl Ciubal, Dr Charlotte Craw, Eleanor Galvin, Emily Hanlon, Alana Harris, Daniel Hoyt, Jacob OâKeefe, Lyndall Osborne, Hannah Shaw, Kylie Simpson, Donald Sinclair, Dr Blake Singley. Darren Gal 7,984 views. ", "When you've got medical problems, you've also got legal problems and you've got welfare problems, so you need to have them under the one roof. ", "Two little girls were in this dungeon. 3m 2008 Australia Available until 29 June 2021.
Australia's 1967 Referendum On 27 May 1967, Australia voted to change its Constitution.
We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. Select 100 images or less to download. Moderated by Professor Larissa Behrendt. "We just want to be treated like human beings, not cattle. A related, forthcoming FlagPost will consider the impact of the 1967 Referendum on Indigenous health.
And it was in the offices, corridors and chambers of Old Parliament House that critical relationships were forged, key conversations took place and where the legislation to change the Constitution was tabled and passed. ), 1951-1975, Petition for a Referendum to Remove Discrimination Against Aborigines from the Federal Constitution, Petition for a referendum to remove discrimination against Aborigines from the Federal Constitution, Papers of the Armidale Association for Aborigines, Communist Party of Australia records: MLMSS 5021/113, Aboriginal Rights Referendum Rally, Wynyard Park, 1967, Aborigines Advancement League, Newsletter, July 1968, "How to mark your ballot-papers: referendums", Michael Anderson approached by police at Aboriginal Tent Embassy demonstration, 1972, Charles Perkins with others at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Canberra, 1972, Neville Bonner addresses protest rally, Post Office Square, Brisbane, Records of the Aboriginal Publications Foundation, Michael Anderson, Billy Craigie and Bertie Williams sitting outside the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Canberra, 1972, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, ⢠Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people would be counted in the official figures collected in the census. 1967: Students Making History for Indigenous Rights - YouTube
", "The Government must consult, negotiate, make reparations and educate the public so the atrocities of yesteryear are not doomed to repeat themselves time and time again. Too many images selected.
", "I remember one young kid, about 17, had his arm broken by a policeman. This repository is populated with tens of thousands of assets and should be your first stop for asset selection.
Right Wrongs - On May 27, 1967, Australians voted in a referendum to change how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were referred to in the Constitution. "Blackfellas jokingly say that we weren't considered people so we must be part of the flora and fauna act, but that's not even true. The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of country throughout Australia. ", "Those of us that took up the cudgels in the late 20s, early 30s were more or less in isolation, you see?
Warning: this video contains strong language. Who can blame them? Further reading J Gardiner-Garden, The origin of Commonwealth involvement in Indigenous Affairs and the 1967 Referendum , Background paper, 11, 1996–97, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 1997.
Original, Dan Sultan, Uncle Harry Allie, Ara Irititja Project, Michael Aird, Janis Ah Chee, Vernon Ah Kee, Alice Springs Public Library, Simon Armstrong-Bunker, Australian War Memorial, Faith Baisden, Dr Lilon Bandler, Carolyn Barker, Linda Boney, Kylie Boyd, Aunty Lorraine Brown, Bogal Local Aboriginal Council, Bond University, Box Ridge community, Linda Burney, Kevin Croll, Jane Connors, Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation - Home, Esandra Colbung, Ann Curthoys, John Dallwitz, Maureen Davis, Winsome Denyer, Aunty Colleen Dixon, Aunty Glenda Dixon, David Dixon, Bill Drew, Hannah Duncan, Monika Dvorakova, Jimmy Edgar, Ted Egan, Wesley Enoch, First Languages Australia, Harrison George, Kent Gordon, Helen Grasswill, Maisie Harkin, Catherine Howard, the Family of Ruby Hunter, Aunty Millie Ingram, Richard Kanari, Que Kenny, Phillip Kwok, Yami Lester, Kathy Lowah, Gail Mabo and Family, Michael Mansell, Kelrick Martin, Karen Michelmore, Dr Patricia Miller, Aunty Doris Moore, Natasha Marfutenko, Rhianna Patrick, Philippa Quinn, Margaret Ross, Chris Scaddan, Sydney Festival, Sarah Tomlinson, Rowdie Walden, Carly Wallace, Tina Walsberger, Sam Watson, Alice Woods, Ken Wyatt, University of Technology Sydney, Sarah Yu, Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Monika Dvora, Maisie Harkin (nee Bilson), Esandra Colbung, Lynnette Solomon-Dent, Dr Doris Paton and Hollie Johnson, Paul Carmody, Geoff Anderson, Bianca McNeair, Nykita McNeair, Irra Wangga Language Centre, Rosie Sitorus, Gavin Bannerman, Maxine Briggs, Jo Ritale, Kirsten Thorpe, Ronald Briggs, Margy Burn, Shelly Grant, Mark Gilbert, Amanda Hayman, Antoinette Buchanan, Ross Latham, John Morseu, Shannon Sutton, Yanti Ropeyarn, Suzy Russell, Damien Webb, Samantha Wells, Emma Reilly, Kate Irvine, Theresa Archer, Susanna Iuliano, Barbara Lemon, Sarah McQuade, Kerry Blinco, Paul Diamond.
", "My teenage kids are saying to me â 'donât stuff this up'. The real victory was the spirit of hope and optimism which affected blacks all over Australia.
Original, Sarah Abbott, Dan Battley, Larissa Behrendt, Beyond Empathy, Caddie Brain, Brooke Boney, Bridget Brennan, Daniel Browning, Liv Casben, Andrew Del Vecchio, David Dixon, Trevor Dodds, Marc Eiden, Nayuka Gorrie, Stan Grant, Fiona Gruber, Spencer Howson, Charmaine Ingram, Sarah Kanowski, Chris Lewis, Jeff Licence, Celeste Liddle, Linda McBride-Yuke, Catherine Marciniak, Yale MacGillivray, Solua Middleton, Moree East Public School students, Vanessa Milton, Brendan Mounter, Sean O'Brien, Gemma Parsons, Bruce Pascoe, Luke Pearson, Bronwyn Purvis, Keri Philips, Sadadeen Primary School, Aunty Joyce Summers, Susan Standen, Suzi Taylor, Ben Tupas, Mark YetticaâPaulson, Renee Williamson, Jacqueline Wright, Jane Curtis, Gabrielle Dorn, Nathan Morris, Susan Standen, John Williams, Jen King, Kate Webber, Kerri Kapernick, Adam Connors, Terri-Anne Kingsley, Rosanna Ryan, David Kennedy, Colin James Smith, Adam Jesson, Gerry Neutstatl, Michael Aird, Hartley Briggs, Margaret Burin, Lyn Gallacher, Nick Haggarty, Daniel Hirst, Roi Huberman, Michael Aird, Hartley Briggs, Margaret Burin, Lyn Gallacher, Nick Haggarty, Daniel Hirst, Roi Huberman, David Kennedy, Koori Arts Collective Ltd, Damien Larkins, Candice Marshall, Gail Mabo, Leon Mead, Michael Nudl, Kylie Rollins, Jeremy Story Carter, Sue Taffe, Emma Wynne, Toni Houston, Bauer Media Pty Limited/ The Australian Womenâs Weekly, Sydney Morning Herald/ Fairfax Syndication, Where 50 aborigines live in squalor four miles from thriving Bega/ Robert Blanchard/The Canberra Times/ Fairfax Syndication, A new home for the Dixons/The Canberra Times/ Fairfax Syndication, A good citizen who needs a mate/ The Canberra Times/ Fairfax Syndication, Ngarrindjeri women image/ Russell Millard/ Newspix, Davis Daniels image/ News Ltd/ Newspix, Protest move aroused Alice/ Centralian Advocate/ News Ltd, Referendum Vote Protest March/ Centralian Advocate/ News Ltd), Counting of Heads/ James Frederick Bowditch/ NT News/ News Ltd, Tim Pass, Jess Hallay, Simon Armstrong-Bunker, Kevin Croll, A.B. ", "I think it was seen as a betrayal not only of trust but of an obligation and a responsibility that the Federal Government now held. There was a window high on the wall, a dirty old mattress, a plastic bucket for toilet facilities and virtually no ventilation. "It's a balance between listening to our elders' wisdom but also being able to back yourself. Seventy years ago that was the safest way. The 1967 Referendum is extremely significant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Behind the News 4,240 views.
", Across Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were finding their voices and standing up for their basic human rights.Â,  "We're not fighting to take over the country, we're fighting to be equal.
For a full list of all archive material please view the Right Wrongs bibliography. 2:53. Speaking Indigenous languages was banned or discouraged by state governments, missions and schools. 1967 Referendum. Â, "Aborigines not to be counted in reckoning population. Australia says yes to more rights for the First Australians during the 1967 Referendum This may be preventing you from loading videos.
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