Day of Mourning & Early Rights
This protest on 26 Jan 1938 was called the Day of Mourning.
What is the first national Aboriginal civil rights protest?
What is the Assimilation Policy?
This policy (1930s–1960s) wanted Aboriginal people to become part of white society.
Who were Aboriginal leaders of the Day of Mourning?
William Cooper, Jack Patten, and William Ferguson were leaders of this 1938 protest.
What are language, traditions, and culture?
Assimilation expected Aboriginal people to give up these.
What is British colonisation and injustice?
The Day of Mourning protested 150 years of this.
What are the Stolen Generations?
The Assimilation Policy led to this group of children being taken.
What is vote?
Before 1962, Aboriginal people were not allowed to do this in federal elections.
What is the Integration Policy?
This policy (1960s–1970s) replaced assimilation and let Aboriginal people keep culture
What is the census?
Before 1967, Aboriginal people were not counted in this.
What are land rights and full decision-making power?
Integration still failed to give Aboriginal people these rights.