Mabo: Life of an Island Man

Mabo: Life of an Island Man (1997)

Released Documentary · 87 min

 

Mabo: Life of an Island Man (1997)

Released Documentary · 87 min

 

On June 3rd 1992, six months after Eddie "Koiki" Mabo's tragic death, the High Court upheld his claim that Murray Islanders held native title to land in the Torres Strait. The legal fiction that Australia was empty when first occupied by white people had been laid to rest. Mabo-Life of an Island Man tells the private and public stories of a man so passionate about family and home that he... see more

On June 3rd 1992, six months after Eddie "Koiki" Mabo's tragic death, the High Court upheld his claim that Murray Islanders held native title to land in the Torres Strait. The legal fiction that Australia was empty when first occupied by white people had been laid to rest. Mabo-Life of an Island Man tells the private and public stories of a man so passionate about family and home that he... see more
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Jun 1, 1997
COUNTRY
AU
LANGUAGE
EN
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English
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