State Library of Queensland invites members of the Torres Strait Islander community to celebrate the Legacy: Reflections on Mabo exhibition and acknowledge the remarkable life, politics, activism, and legacy of Eddie “Koiki” Mabo. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the landmark decision which recognized in Australian law for the first time the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to their lands.

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You are registering for the online event and will be emailed updates including how to watch the livestream on Saturday 28 May, 2022.

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Image attribution: Mabo anniversary marchers walking through the city, Townsville photographed by Alf Wilson, Alf Wilson Photographs of Palm Island and area events 2004-2017, Image number: 31450-0007-0017, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.

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