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    Eddie Mabo Film Techniques

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    Could Eddie have succeeded without the help of Netta ‘Mabo’ is an Austalian TV film which was released in 2012 which depicts the life of Eddie koiki Mabo utilizing narrative techniques and elements in which a typical drama consists of. Eddie Koiki Mabo is played by Jimi Bani and his wife Bonita/Netta Mabo was played by Deborah Mailman‚ the film was directed my Rachel Perkins and produced by BlackfellaFilms and the ABC. The principal story of Eddie’s journey from an exiled Murray islander to a justice

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    Deadly Unna Essay by Dominic Mccrossen (703 Words) In Australia there is much controversy surrounding racism between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians. Phillip Gwynne’s novel Deadly Unna is an example of the relationships between the two cultures. Deadly Unna is based on a 14-year-old character named Blacky who lives in ‘the Port’ where the Non-Indigenous Australians or the ‘goongas’ live. On the outskirts of the township there is ‘the Point’ and this is where the Indigenous Australians

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    History is one of the central elements of a nations culture‚ it creates a sense of identity and shared experience for citizens or any individual connected to a nation. For this reason‚ it became very important for historians to document a national history. Australian national histories are a fairly recent phenomenon‚ and began in the days of the first fleet to keep documented what was discovered. National histories also contribute to modern day popular culture bringing people a sense of identity

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    Indigenous 3 senses of affair was the insurance area in which the Whitlam Regime activity effected some of its most transformational modification . Under the Whitlam Government‚ a policy of ‘self conclusion ’ was adopted‚ whereby the Commonwealth would accompaniment decision-devising by indigenous communities themselves‚ and relinquish the paternalistic command that previous governments had wielded over the lives of indigenous people. The Whitlam Government seek to empower indigenous people to title

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    The Land Rights movement are of critical importance in relation to Aboriginal spirituality‚ as it acknowledges and establishes kayini/ the inextricable connection between Indigenous people and their land‚ in which they have lost due to the European settlement. Hence‚ it is the attempt of Indigenous people reclaiming possession of their land which forms their sense of identity and purpose. Native Title is a legal term recognising the rights of Indigenous peoples and s to use and occupy their lands

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    Equality for indigenous peoples in the Australian Constitution This article is based around equality for indigenous people in the Australian constitution. It explains the ‘bleakness’ of the Australian constitution (Charlesworth‚ H‚ Durbach‚ A pg. 68‚ 2011)‚ Australia’s international obligations‚ constitutional models and much more. This article clearly is writing from the side of bringing equality to the indigenous people‚ hence the title. Specifically‚ it identifies some key aspects that are incorrect

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    It is Eddie Mabo’s flaws as much as his strengths which explains his achievements The film ‘Mabo’ directed by Rachel Perkins‚ is a triumphant account of Eddie Koiki Mabo’s strengths‚ determination and his historical battle to have Indigenous ownership of Australian land. Although he does not have a perfect personality‚ in some cases‚ his defect still helps him a lot. Because of his intolerance‚ he is always energetic to fight for his goal; because of his idealism‚ he always believe his own values

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    In the essay‚ Nguyen’s book is the premise we have used; there are sourced references supporting the statements. A Vietnamese family is reviewed‚ how they suffered in their own country‚ escaping through Cambodia and Thailand‚ finally‚ finding a refuge in Australia. Australia was not‚ necessarily‚ an ideal place to finish at due to the fact that being multicultural was very new to Australians. We briefly looked at Malcolm Fraser and the White Australia policy‚ how it changed Australia and the way

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    Stolen Generations 30‚000 years ago Australian Aborigines migrated from Asia (Ricco Villanueva Siasoco). They brought beliefs‚ rituals‚ and culture with them. During the 1950s to the 1960s‚ the Indigenous people were forcibly removed by the government and missionaries when Europeans started to occupied Australia. Children were ripped away from their parents and were adopted or sent to institutions. The adults were sent to live in white communities which exposed they to new diseases and

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    changed again in 1992 with the High Court judgement on the land mark Mabocase. Eddie Mabo was an Indigenous inhabitant of the Murray (Mer) Islands in the Torres Strait. He led a group of the Meriam people in a Supreme Court challenge against the Queensland government on the issue of land ownership. Their case stated; ’Since time immemorial the Torres Strait Islands of the Mer (known as Murray)‚ Danar and Waier and their surrounding seas‚ seabeds‚ fringing reefs and adjacent islets have been continuously

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