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Aboriginal Day of Mourning

Aboriginal Day of Mourning. 1938. By Jac Hasler. Brief Background. The Day of Mourning was a Protest. It was held by Aboriginal Australians. Held on 26 th January 1938. The reason behind the protest was 150 years of callous treatment and the seizure of land.

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Aboriginal Day of Mourning

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  1. Aboriginal Day of Mourning 1938 By Jac Hasler

  2. Brief Background • The Day of Mourning was a Protest. • It was held by Aboriginal Australians. • Held on 26th January 1938. • The reason behind the protest was 150 years of callous treatment and the seizure of land. • The organisers plan was to make it such a strong message that it would compare to Australia Day celebrations.

  3. Organisation for the Protest • Organised by Australian Aborigines League (AAL). • Held in Victoria and led by William Cooper. • Held in NSW and led by Jack Pattern and the Aborigines Progressive Association. • Sydney march began at Sydney Town Hall. • After march, there was a congress inside, of which only 1,000 people were allowed to attend.

  4. Significance & Contribution • Significant because new laws on: • Care of Aboriginals • Education • Raised to full citizen status • Equality within the community • These new policies and laws that were made, created one of the most significant events in Aboriginal History. • Gave back part of the life that was stolen from them.

  5. Official Celebrations • Government planned to re-enact the Port Jackson landings in order to celebrate. • Aboriginal Political Organisations refused to take part. • Due to this refusal, the government took a group of Aboriginal men from a reserve and made them run up the beach. • This made it look like they were running from fear of the British. • Re-enactments attracted heavy criticism from protesters.

  6. Thank you

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