12 SOR Aboriginal Land Rights Movement

Who instigated the modern land rights movement in 1966?

• Eddie Mabo

• Vincent Lingiari

• Paul Keating

• Gough Whitlam

What did the High Court of Australia rule in the Mabo case of 1992?

• Australia was an occupied land at the time of British settlement

• Native title can be claimed on freehold land

• Australia was 'terra nullius' at the time of British settlement

• Native title does not exist under Australian law

What is the significance of sacred sites in Aboriginal spirituality?

• They are places for economic activities

• They are places for recreational activities

• They are places where significant events of the Dreaming took place

• They are places for educational activities

What did the Native Title Act of 1993 aim to do?

• Grant freehold title to Aboriginal people

• Abolish native title

• Codify the Mabo decision

• Overturn the Mabo decision

What was the main feature of the Ten Point Plan introduced by the Howard Government?

• To transfer the power to upgrade leasehold title to freehold title from Federal to State Government

• To make it easier to claim native title

• To grant native title over all sacred sites

• To abolish the Native Title Tribunal

What is the relationship between the Dreaming and the land in Aboriginal spirituality?

• The Dreaming is unrelated to the land

• The Dreaming is inextricably connected to the land

• The Dreaming is only connected to water bodies

• The Dreaming is connected to urban areas

What did the High Court rule in the Wik case of 1996?

• Leasehold title does not automatically extinguish native title

• Leasehold title automatically extinguishes native title

• Native title can be claimed on freehold land

• Native title cannot coexist with leasehold title

What is one of the prerequisites necessary to claim native title?

• Native title must be proven to be extinguished by leasehold title

• Native title must be proven to be inconsistent with the current use of the land

• Native title must be proven to be consistent with the current use of the land

• Native title must be proven to be extinguished by freehold title

What is a significant challenge in proving native title claims?

• Abundance of written contracts in traditional Aboriginal societies

• Lack of written contracts in traditional Aboriginal societies

• Easy access to legal fees

• Short duration of the court process

What is the role of the Native Title Tribunal?

• To register, hear, and determine native title claims

• To overturn the Mabo decision

• To abolish native title claims

• To grant freehold title to Aboriginal people