Mabo

Where was Eddie Mabo born?

• Mer Islands

• Terra Nullius

• Townsville

• Mertown

Which section of the constitution came up in Mabo No 1

• Section 109

• Section 3

• Part 104

• Paragraph 114

Which of ONE these is true about Eddie Mabo

• He grew up wanting to take his land back from the Australian Government

• Eddie was banned for returning to his home because his people were afraid of him

• He started the first Indigenous Culture School

• He died shortly after winning Native Title

What does Terra Nullius mean?

• A place where there are no Europeans

• A land owned by no-one

• When the Terra has that real Nullius vibe

• A land without any visible life

What caused the Mabo no 1 case?

• The High Court declared Terra Nullius invalid

• The Queensland government wanted to give the Meriam people their land back

• The High Court established Native Title

• The Queensland government tried to block Native Title.

How many Meriam people brought the case to the High Court

• Just Eddie Mabo

• 5

• The entire Meriam culture

• Over 100

How many years did the legal process take?

• 10 years

• 5 years

• Less than 1 year

• 20 years

How did the High Court Justices vote on the case?

• 4-4 in favour of Queensland

• 6-2 in favour of Mabo

• 6-1 in favour of Mabo

• 4-3 in favour of Queensland

Justice Moynihan found that the Meriam people had which of these?

• No system that showed rights or claim to the land

• A clear want to control the land they thought was their own

• A strong system of traditional agriculture

• A strong system of customary land rights

The Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) did which of these

• Denied Indigenous peoples their claim to land rights forever

• Recognised that ONLY the Meriam people had land rights

• Put into law the decision from Mabo

• Refused travel to the Mer Islands for people who may cause trouble