The Mabo Decision

What is the meaning of “terra nullius”?

• Terrible nothingness

• No sign of life

• Nobody's land

• Land of nothing

What is its Meriam (language of the Eastern Islands of the Torres Strait) name for the Island that Eddie Koiki was born?

In 1879 the

Queensland Government annexed the islands and put them under the same

policies of protection and segregation as the rest of Australia.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Australian flag is still the most important flag and should always fly at the extreme left

or higher than the other flags.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Eddie Mabo is famous for his campaigning for Indigenous land rights and his role

in a landmark decision of the ____ Court of Australia.

Look at the image of the newspaper article.

It is the same article we read and discussed in class.
Choose the answers that show this newspaper article is a useful historical source.

• It shows a mining perspective of the Mabo case.

• It gives facts about the economy.

• It is unbiased.

• It was a popular article with the world audience

Eddie spent many years trying to prove that ...

• A hospital should be built for the islanders

• Murray Island should be called Mer

• There should be a new Torres Strait flag

• Terra Nullius was wrong

What is native title?

• Native title recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders rights to all lands in Australia and Torres Straits Islands including hospitals and schools.

• Native title recognises Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders rights and interests in relation to land and waters.

• Native title recognises only Australian Aboriginal people have rights and interests in relation to land and waters.

• Native title recognises Torres Strait Islanders can live in Australia and Torres Strait Islands wherever they want.

To claim native title, people have to be able to prove that ...

• their ancestors occupied the area before European arrival and continue to practice their culture there.

• they have enough money to buy land to live on peacefully.

• they arrived before Federation and will become Australian citizens.

• they can live off the land and look after themselves.

On the Torres Strait Islanders' flag there is a Dhari. This is a ....

• a ceremonial dancer's headdress

• a decorative ceremonial shield

• a geographical design of the islands

• a symbol for navigation