First Australians Episode 7: We Are No Longer Shadows

This worksheet and answers accompanies the SBS program First Australians Episode 7: We Are No Longer Shadows. It covers the life of Eddie Koiki Mabo's life and his struggle for the most essential civil right: the right for Indigenous Peoples in Australia to claim legal ownership over their traditional lands. His success in the High Court in 1992 court meant that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples could actually own their land and make decisions with regard to that land such as who can live on it and any economic activities related to the land. But it was also a tremendous moral victory to those who fought for ATSI civil rights. The worksheet is designed for students of the NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Stage 5
Topic 4: Rights and Freedoms.

It can also be used as part of the NSW Legal Studies Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum.

Preliminary Course
Part I: The Legal System
Law Reform in Action

Higher School Certificate Course
Option 4: Indigenous Peoples