HASS8 C&C - Australia's National Identity: Indigenous Australians

BTN: Australian History

We look back at some important moments in the history of Indigenous Australians. We join the Freedom Ride 50 years after it hit the road, find out what happened at Wave Hill and why some people think there should be a treaty.

SOURCE: Clickview (2020) from "Behind the News," Rated E, Duration: 15:43 mins

Indigenous rights in Australia, 40 years after the referendum

KERRY O'BRIEN: This Sunday will mark 40 years since that embarrassingly long overdue referendum in which Aborigines were finally given full citizenship rights in their own country.

The overwhelming "yes" vote was the culmination of a 10-year campaign by white and black Australians, led by the daughter of a South Sea Islander slave, Faith Bandler. At the time it was widely hoped the referendum would also deliver something closer to equality for Aborigines, but after more than 100 years of deep inequality, Aborigines were also looking for justice. Forty years on, the push for Aboriginal rights has produced mixed results. The poor health and poverty rates of Aboriginal communities remain an international blight.

Deborah Cornwall reports on the campaign which led to the 1967 referendum, and its legacy.

SOURCE: YouTube (2016) Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Broadcast: 24/05/2007 Reporter: Deborah Cornwall

Australia's Assimilation Policies

From the early 1900's Australian state and federal governments imposed a number of assimilation policies on Aboriginal groups. This clip provides an overview of the heavily restrictive mission and reserves system, the 'dog tag system' and the policy of removing children from their homes and communities. Archival footage and interviews with historians and community leaders reveal the harsh and unfair treatment that resulted from these policies.

SOURCE: ClickView (2014) from "Australia as a Nation," Rated E, Duration: 6:00 mins.

Black Power: Indigenous Rights in Australian.

Looking back on pivotal events like the 1972 founding of the tent embassy, Pocket Compass asks has the Indigenous voice been heard on treaty, recognition and truth? And is there such a thing as an Indigenous Nation?

SOURCE: ClickView (2018), ABC Television, Rated G, Duration: 14:02 mins.

The Torres Straits: Living in the Torres Strait.

Explore the history, culture and everday lives of people living and working in a remote paradise - the Torrest Strait Islands.

SOURCE: ClickView (2019) NITV, Series: Island Paradise, Rated PG, Duration: 50:27 mins.