Eddie Koiki Mabo advocates for the recognition of his people's ownership of Murray Island, a place they have inhabited for generations. In 1992, just six months after his passing and a decade after the initial claim was filed in Queensland, Australia’s highest court rules in favor of Mabo. This landmark decision abolishes the concept of terra nullius, which held that the land was unowned at the time of European colonization.
Show
First Australians
Episode
S01E07
Air Date
Nov 02, 2008
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Awakenings, 1954-1956
S01E01
They have come to stay
S01E02
Her will to survive
S01E02
Fighting Back, 1957-1962
S01E03
Freedom for our lifetime
S01E03
Ain't Scared of Your Jails, 1960-1961
S01E04
No Other Law
S01E04
No Easy Walk, 1962-1966
S01E05
Unhealthy government experiment
S01E05
Mississippi, Is This America, 1962-1964
S01E06
A fair deal for a dark race
S01E06
Bridge to Freedom, 1965
S01E07
Finale: We are no longer shadows