| A | B |
|---|
| Assimilation | policy aimed at having all people in a country adopting the culture of the dominant group |
| bicentenary | two-hundredth anniversary |
| genocide | deliberate destruction of a race of people |
| integration | policy aimed at bringing peoples into mainstream society without abandoning their cultural traditions |
| Land Council | Aboriginal organisation established in the 1970s to represent Aboriginal groups in land rights claims |
| land rights | claim claim of Aboriginal peoples to regain their traditional lands |
| Mabo | judgement High Court decision, named after Eddie Mabo |
| native title | name given by the High Court in 1992 to the property rights of indigenous Australians |
| pastoralist | land owner who uses land, whether it is leased or owned, for grazing stock |
| referendum | voting on a particular question, usually to agree to or reject a proposed change to the Australian Constitution |
| reconciliation | federal government initiative to promote understanding between ATSI peoples and the Australian community |
| segregation | forced separation of groups of people |
| self-determination | policy aimed at having Aboriginal communities taking part in decisions that affect their lives |
| stolen generation | name given to Aboriginal peoples who were taken away from their families when they were children |
| terra nullius | meaning ‘land belonging to no one’ |
| Wik | judgement of the High Court in 1996 ruling that native title could exist along with other rights on land |
| Perkins | prominent Aboriginal involved in the Freedom Rides in NSW |
| Aboriginal people | most affected by the nuclear testing at Maralinga |
| 1974 | year Woodward Royal Commission was established |
| Uluru | handed back to the Aboriginal people in 1985; an important milestone in the fight for land rights |
| SFA | group mainly responsible for the protests and freedom rides in Australia |
| 1967 | year that a referendum on changing legislation to improve conditions of Aboriginal people |
| 1965 | year the Federal Government replaced their policy of Assimilation with that of Integration |
| FCAATSI | Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders |
| 1981 | year the South Australian government handed back land to the Pitjantjatjara people |
| 1972 | year the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee was established |
| 1941 | Aborigines Protection Board was abolished in this year |
| 1937 | year that state government began a policy of Assimilation in Australia |
| 1975 | Racial Discrimination Act was passed in Federal Parliament in this year |
| ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| Nichols | first Aboriginal State Governor (Sth Australia) |
| 1962 | year Commonwealth Electoral Act amended so all adult Aborigines can vote in federal elections |
| Wave Hill | where strikes began in 1966 to protest against discrimination of Aboriginal workers |
| Freedom Rides | peaceful protest led by Student Action for Aborigines in 1965 to highlight racial discrimination |
| constitution | changed by the 1967 Referendum to allow the Commonwealth to make laws for Aborigines |
| Tent Embassy | erected on 1972 Australia Day to highlight land rights issues |
| Gurindji | Aboriginal people who went on strike in Wave Hill |
| Uluru | formerly Ayers Rock, handed back to the Aboriginal people in 1985 |
| Noonkanbah | clash in WA between Aborignes and Amex oil exploration |
| dog licence | Certificate of Exemption was called this by Aboriginal people |
