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How many different groups do Indigenous people belong to?
More than 5.000 different groups.
When did European colonization start?
In 1788.
In which year did more than 300,000 people walk across Sydney Haarbour Bridge calling for national reconciliation?
In year 2000.
How many different languages do Indigenous people speak?
More than 4.000 languages.
In 2011 there were an estimated number of Indigenous people in Australia, but how many?
The estimated number was 669,900.
In which year did racial discrimination became illegal in Australia?
In 1976.
How many Indigenous nations were there before the European invasion in 1788?
More than 250 Indigenous nations.
They were good storytellers about their culture, but how did they pass them on?
Through songlines.
What did the policies effectively take away from the Indigenous People?
Their basic rights and forced them to abandon their homes and communities.
What is best to say about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?
Indigenous Australians or Indigenous people.
What did Indigenous Australians have sophisticated ways of taking care of?
The land.
"We want land rights, not handouts"
What were Indigenous people in Australia the proud keepers of?
The oldest continuous culture on the planet.
Indigenous Australians were segregated from the rest of society, forced to adopt British customs and abandon their own culture, but what did many got taken away?
Their childrens.
In 2012 huge rallies were held all across Australia to support something, but what was they supporting?
They were supporting remote Aboriginal communities right to live on their traditional lands.