How do the Aboriginal people remember the 26th of January 1788?
Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and raising of the Union Flag by Arthur Phillip following days of exploration of Port Jackson in New South Wales….
| Australia Day | |
|---|---|
| Type | National |
| Significance | Date of landing of the First Fleet in Port Jackson in 1788 |
Why is Australia a day of mourning?
The Day of Mourning was a protest held by Aboriginal Australians on 26 January 1938, the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the First Fleet, which marked the beginning of the colonisation of Australia.
What do you call Australia Day?
Aboriginal people call it ‘Invasion Day’, ‘Day of Mourning’, ‘Survival Day’ or, since 2006, ‘Aboriginal Sovereignty Day’.
How successful was the Day of Mourning?
The Day of Mourning protest did succeed in raising some awareness about the conditions faced by many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Which is older US or Australia?
And by around 50,000 years ago they had reached the Southern half of the Australian continent, about 20,000 years before the first humans reached Europe and 35,000 years before they reached the America. Check out the video below for an overview of early human migration.
How long have aboriginals been in Australia?
65,000 years
Aboriginal occupation Aboriginal people are known to have occupied mainland Australia for at least 65,000 years. It is widely accepted that this predates the human settlement of Europe and the Americas.
Why was it called the Day of Mourning?
At the time, Australian Hall was a popular venue for concerts, dances, and other social activities. They called the event a Day of Mourning and Protest because, in the words of the organisers of this gathering, the 26th of January, 1938 is not a day of rejoicing for Australia’s Aborigines; it is a day of mourning.
What happened on the Day of Mourning?
It was the first national gathering of Indigenous people protesting against the prejudice and discrimination that was a daily part of their lives, and marked the beginning of the modern Aboriginal political movement.
How much of Australia is Aboriginal?
3.3%
Population size and location In 2016, an estimated 798,400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were in Australia, representing 3.3% of the total Australian population (ABS 2019c). Among the Indigenous Australian population in 2016: 91% identified as being of Aboriginal origin (an estimated 727,500 people)
What was the 1938 Aboriginal Day of mourning?
In a snapshot On 26 January 1938 many Australians were celebrating the sesquicentenary (150th anniversary) of the British colonisation of Australia. A group of Aboriginal people decided to respond by holding an Aboriginal Day of Mourning to protest the violence, dispossession and discrimination that Aboriginal people had experienced since 1788.
How many resources does Aboriginal Day of mourning have?
Three resources – a poster advertising the occasion and two photographs taken during Aboriginal Day of Mourning, 1938. The Aboriginal Day of Mourning Conference in 1938 was the first national conference of Indigenous Australians, protesting against their treatment and calling for full citizenship and equality.
What happened on the day of mourning?
Seventy years ago today around 100 Aboriginal delegates gathered for the Day of Mourning, which laid the foundations for the Indigenous rights movement. The 1938 conference in New South Wales was the first organised protest against the treatment of Aboriginal people around Australia.
When was the day of mourning and protest in Australia?
[v] ‘Our historic Day of Mourning and protest’, the Australian Abo Call, No. 1, April 1938, p. 2. [ix] ‘Treatment of Aborigines’, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 Feb 1938 p.