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The Aboriginal Flag and Tent Embassy

The Aboriginal Flag and Tent Embassy. By John and Sophia. Harold Thomas. Designer of the Aboriginal Flag. Born in Alice Springs. Won a scholarship to the South Australian School of Art in 1965. First Aboriginal graduate from an Australian Art School. Colours of the Flag.

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The Aboriginal Flag and Tent Embassy

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  1. The Aboriginal Flag and Tent Embassy By John and Sophia

  2. Harold Thomas • Designer of the Aboriginal Flag. • Born in Alice Springs. • Won a scholarship to the South Australian School of Art in 1965. • First Aboriginal graduate from an Australian Art School.

  3. Colours of the Flag • Black – Aboriginal people of Australia. • Red – red earth, red ochre used in ceremonies and Aboriginal peoples’ spiritual relation to the land. • Yellow – sun, giver and protector of life

  4. History of the Flag • First flown at Victoria Square in Adelaide on National Aborigines day July 12th 1971. • Later used at the Tent Embassy in Canberra, 1972. • Proclaimed as an official ‘Flag of Australia’ in 1995.

  5. When is the Aboriginal Flag used? • A symbol of unity and national identity for Aboriginal people. • Displayed permanently at Aboriginal centres throughout Australia. • Flown during NAIDOC Week.

  6. The 1960’s • The Aborigines became frustrated with the Australian Federal Government. • The Aboriginals were not treated as equal citizens. Freedom Ride 1965

  7. Tent Embassy: What is it? • What: a tent erected on the lawn of the Old Parliament House. • Purpose: to protest against the treatment of Aboriginals and their human rights.

  8. Aboriginal Protesting Spirit • Many unsuccessful attempts by police to remove tent; repelled by Aboriginals and Australians

  9. Removal of Tent Embassy • Charles Perkins negotiated with the Minister of the ACT for the tent’s removal in February 1975. • The Tent Embassy was re-erected in January 1992.

  10. Aboriginal Tent Embassy Today • It stands today as a historical landmark of Australia • A second Tent Embassy was made at the 2000 Sydney Olympics

  11. Bibliography • Aboriginal flag, http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/fastfacts/AboriginalFlag.html • Aboriginal Tent Embassy, http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/land/land-rights/aboriginal-tent-embassy.html • ABORIGINAL TENT EMBASSY – CANBERRA, www.australianexplorer.com/canberra_aboriginal_tent_embassy.htm • Australian Aboriginal Flag,http://www.indexoz.com/flag/aboriginal-flag.htm • Barlow, A. & Hill, M. 2000, Australia’s Aboriginal People, Macmillan Education, South Yarra, VIC, Australia. • Flag History – Other Australian Flags – Aboriginal Flag, http://www.flagaustnat.asn.au/aboriginalflag.php • History Of The Aboriginal Flag, http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/culture/the-flag.html • It’s an Honour – Symbols – Other Australian Flags, http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/symbols/otherflag.cfm • NAIDOC, http://www.naidoc.org.au/NAIDOC-about/aboriginalFlag.aspx • Sydney 2000 Hemp Olympix, http://www.nimbinaustralia.com/lisa/yeates/sydneyhempolympix.htm

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