Country
This term refers to the deep spiritual, cultural, and emotional connection Indigenous people have with the land.
What is "Country"?
Indigenous people have faced this due to European colonization, disrupting their connection to Country.
What is "dispossession"?
This Indigenous Elder fought to disprove Terra Nullius.
Who is Eddie Mabo?
This mountain in New South Wales was originally named to commemorate a massacre of Aboriginal people by explorer Thomas Mitchell in 1836.
What is "Mount Dispersion"?
These three colours make up the Aboriginal flag.
Indigenous connection to Country includes these elements, beyond just land.
What are water, sky, and all living things?
This annual celebration held on January 26th raises awareness of the impact of colonization on Indigenous communities.
What is Invasion Day?
Eddie Mabo was born here.
Where are the Torres Strait Islands/ Where is Murray Island/Mer?
In renaming sites like Mount Dispersion, Indigenous communities aim to reclaim these places as part of their connection to this.
What is Country?
These four colours make up the Torres Strait Islander flag.
What are green, black, white and blue?
This referendum, held in 2023, sought to establish an Indigenous body to advise Parliament. 60% of Australia voted "no".
What is The Voice Referendum/ The Voice to Parliament?
After the High Court Decision, this Act returned Indigenous lands to Indigenous Australians.
What is the Native Title Act?
This colonial explorer, responsible for the massacre at Mount Dispersion, also conferred many Indigenous names on his maps.
Who is Thomas Mitchell?
This is the famous rock formation in the Northern Territory that is sacred to the Anangu people.
What is Uluru?
These people, one of 5 Kulin Nations, are the traditional custodians on the land on which we meet today.
Who are the Bunurong people?
Colonisation and the attempted genocide of Indigenous Australians started when Captain Cook landed in Australia in this year.
What is 1788?
Eddie Mabo passed away in this year, just before the results of his High Court Case.
When is 1992?
Efforts to rename places like Mount Dispersion highlight the importance of recognizing this, which has often been overlooked in colonial history.
What is "Indigenous history and cultural heritage"?
What is Naarm?
Indigenous communities pass down knowledge about Country through these two methods.
What are stories and song?
Government policies during colonization led to this loss, severing ties to Country for many Indigenous people.
What is "forced removal or displacement"?
Eddie Mabo's activism was not just about land rights, but also about this cultural aspect, which he believed was deeply connected to land ownership.
What is "Indigenous identity and heritage"?
At least this many Aboriginal people were killed in the Mt Dispersion massacre of 1836.
What is 7?
The Indigenous name for Sydney.
What is Gadigal?