Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Can anyone direct me to two web sites containing articles on the Mabo Case?

The Mabo Case was a test case in Queensland, Australia
concerning native tribal rights to land usage, specifically involving the Meriam people
(of which Eddie Mabo was a tribal member) and rights of tribal members to land on and
use the Murray Islands, located in the Torres Strait.


The
government attempted to derail the Mabo case by enacting the Queensland Coast Islands
Declaratory Act of 1985, claiming that Queensland had all rights, claims and interest in
the islands because of the annexation of the islands to Queensland in
1879.


In response to the Judgment on the Mabo Case issued
in June, 1992, the Australian Parliament enacted the Native Title Act of 1993 that
established a National Native Title Tribunal to adjudicate future similar disputes on
tribal land usage.


The Mabo Case decision gave a boost to
efforts for recognition of Aboriginal land rights.


The
first reference outlines the details of the decision and its implications.  A good
summary of the case and judgment is fund in the second
reference.

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