Prime thinkers discover the life and legacy of Eddie Mabo

Eddie Mabo was a Meriam man, educator and campaigner for land rights. Now famously generally known as the Mabo Case, Mabo and different group members gained their motion towards federal and state governments to say native title to the Murray Islands. Sadly, Mabo handed away earlier than seeing this remaining verdict.

The Dialog: 30 years since Mabo, hosted by State Library of Queensland and The Dialog, was an occasion honouring Eddie Mabo.

The occasion was facilitated by Wamba Wamba tutorial, lawyer and researcher Eddie Synot, who yarned with three panellists:

• Hannah Duncan, Indigenous and South Sea Islander lawyer and Mabo’s granddaughter
• Uncle Charles Passi, Meriam Adjunct Professor at College of Queensland and son of David Passi, one in all Mabo’s fellow plaintiffs
• Professor Henry Reynolds, historian who labored carefully with Mabo.

Uncle Charles spoke of the present issues of Meriam folks and the lack of momentum to pursue additional land rights after Mabo’s profitable land rights final result. Hannah offered insights into how the authorized system might be navigated to additional the battle to carry land again to its rightful house owners. Professor Reynolds mirrored on his earlier yarns with Mabo and what occurred within the lead-up to the court docket case.

Collectively they honoured Mabo via tales, taking a look at what he’d achieved, and what nonetheless must be completed with land rights within the Torres Straits.