Eddie Mabo campaigned for indigenous land rights and believed that indigenous people had the right to own land.
Aborigines
Annie Mabo is the mother of Eddie Mabo.
They are 2 separate cases the Wik case was helped by the victory of the Mabo land rights case.
Eddie Mabo's birth name was Eddie Koiki Sambo.
Eddie Mabo was an Torres straight islander, and an Aboriginie.
Eddie Mabo died of Cancer at 55
- Human rights medal - 1992 Australian of the year
Eddie Mabo campaigned for Indigenous land rights. He was involved in a landmark case which overturned the long held view that Australia was empty when Europeans arrived called terra nullius and awarded Aboriginals right to the land, this was called native title.
Eddie Mabo was married in 1959.
Eddie Mabo played a large role in the Mabo High Court Case (1992) which subsequently led to major changes in Australia's land ownership laws. The legal doctrine of "Terra Nullius" was overturned. Also, the Native Title Act (1993) was passed and the National Native Title Tribunal was established as a result the Mabo Case. Mabo also challenged public perceptions of Indigenous rights during his time and promoted Indigenous equality through his activism.
What methods did Eddie Mabo use to protest?