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Self portrait of Eddie Mabo [picture] /
No full textTitle from acquisition file NLA/15708.; Part of the collection: Collection of art works by Edward Koiki Mabo.; Condition: Some cracking of white ground lower right and lower edge.; Inscription: "46c"--in pencil upper left corner.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24341488; Exhibited: "Treasures Gallery", National Library of Australia, 7 October 2011 - 15 December 2012. AuCNL
Tree study [picture] /
No full textTitle and date from acquisition file NLA/15708.; Part of the collection: Collection of art works by Edward Koiki Mabo.; Inscription: signed by artist, in blue ink lower right corner.; Condition: Extensive coverage with paint spots, pencil and ink marks ; 13 small holes.; With (on verso): Dauar and Waier Islands.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an24341335
Reflections: 25 years on
No full textReflections: 25 years on, is a body of artworks by Gail Mabo reflecting on her artistic development. For Gail Mabo, 2017 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of two significant events.
On 3 June 1992, the High Court of Australia upheld the land rights claim led by her father, Eddie Koiki Mabo. The significance of these events is enhanced by occurring 50 years after the 1967 referendum that succeeded in removing from the constitution two references discriminating against indigenous Australians. Gail's exhibition of new works and earlier pieces are a reflection of the changes witnessed over this passage of time in a broader sense, but also of her own personal growth as an artist.
The Eddie Koiki Mabo Library Art Exhibition is held on the anniversary of the naming of the University Library on the Townsville Campus after Eddie Koiki Mabo (b. June 29, 1936 - d. January 21, 1992).
Eddie Koiki Mabo was a Torres Strait Islander man from Murray Island (traditional name, Mer) and a long-time resident of Townsville. He is well-known as a land rights activist and was the lead plaintiff in what has become known as the Mabo Cases I and II. In 1982, he and several other Mer Islanders - Sam Passi, David Passi, Celuia Mapo Salee and James Rice - started a legal action that lasted 10 years. On June 3, 1992, a decision was handed down in the High Court of Australia in favour of the plaintiffs. This overturned the concept of terra nullius (no man's land) that underpinned the Crown's claim to own all the land of Australia. Sadly, Mr Mabo passed away five months before the decision was made.
Eddie Koiki Mabo was one of the most important historical figures to have spent time at the University. Employed at JCU as a groundsman, he was also a student, guest lecturer, and colleague and friend of JCU staff and students. Several catalyzing moments that led to the Mabo cases are acknowledged to have occurred at the University. These include conversations with his friends, the historians Henry Reynolds and Noel Loos; and a 1981 conference where he delivered a speech that sparked the interest of lawyers (Butt, Eagleson & Lane, 2001; Loos & Mabo, 2013; Screen Australia Digital Learning, 2008; Sharp, 1996). In 2008, JCU Vice-Chancellor, Sandra Harding noted that the naming of the library will "forever commemorate the link between the man who changed the land laws in Australia and James Cook University."
The Art Exhibition:
An exhibition of the artworks of Gail Mabo, his daughter, was held on the first anniversary of the naming of the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library. Library and Information Services staff endeavour to hold an annual Indigenous art exhibition in commemoration from May 21st for three weeks to coincide with National Sorry Day (May 26), National Reconciliation Week (May 27 to June 3), and Mabo Day (June 3). The event enables Library and Information Services staff, students and visitors the opportunity to participate in the JCU Reconciliation Action Plan in a broad public manner. As a vibrant celebration, the exhibition enlivens our public space and generates conversation not only about the art but also the building name, the man behind it, the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and to recognise and value cultural diversity as an asset which enriches the life of the university community.
On May 21, 2008, JCU launched its Reconciliation Statement and, to give effect to the University's commitment to reconciliation, the University named the University Library on the Townsville Campus after Eddie Koiki Mabo. The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs unveiled the commemorative plaque that bestows his name on the library where he spent many productive hours reading, studying and researching law and land rights
Mabo The Man and Eddie Mabo as Principle Plaintiff: Tragedy and Triumph’
No full textKeynote Address - Ms Gail Mabo Topic: ‘Mabo The Man’Dr Bryan Keon-Cohen AM QC Topic: ‘Eddie Mabo as Principle Plaintiff: Tragedy and Triumph’. Other Speakers Professor Shane Houston (MC); Mr Charles Madden (Welcome to Country); Dr Michael Spence (Vice-Chancellor & Principle)
Disinterested truth: legitimation of the doctrine of tenure post-Mabo
No full textThis article argues that it is time for the complete abolition of feudal tenure in Australian land law and its replacement with an allodial model better able to promote proprietary independence, equality and cultural neutrality. The article considers the questionable constitutional legitimacy of adopting strict feudal tenets in a territory already inhabited by indigenous occupants. It goes on to examine the various legitimation devices that the courts have utilised to sustain the feudal construct and the effect that Mabo has had upon feudal orthodoxy. In particular, the article outlines why post-Mabo tenure is incapable of embracing a pluralist land system; it is suggested that the Eurocentric character of feudal tenure and the structural impediments associated with the acceptance of a non-Crown title prevent it from ever being able to effectively integrate native title into the structure of property law. In light of this, the article argues that post-Mabo tenure lacks both legal and social legitimacy and the 'disinterested' perpetuation of this system must be brought to an end. The article argues that the time has well and truly come to replace feudal tenure with an allodial model based broadly on the system that has developed in the United States but with particularised adaptations. The removal of the Crown and its associated cultural assumptions from the land framework would, it is argued, allow land interests to develop according to their individual cultural origins. This would create a more responsive and balanced system better equipped to embrace the developments of contemporary common law jurisprudence.<br
Advocates or activists: what can lawyers learn from Mabo?
No full text[Extract] Australians have just celebrated Mabo Day – this year marking the 20th anniversary of the landmark High Court decision that changed the course of land rights in Australia
The case has special resonance for us here at James Cook University.
It is here, on our Townsville campus that Eddie Koiki Mabo worked and shared the story of his people and his land with historians Henry Reynolds and Noel Loos. At a conference at James Cook in 1981 the seeds were planted to challenge the dispossession of the Meriam people.
Against this backdrop, I have been reflecting on the Mabo decision and what it represents for me: a non-Indigenous Australian lawyer. To me, this story is about the possibilities of the law as a means of progressive change and importantly, about reconciliation itself
[Portrait of Bonita Mabo at the National Library of Australia, Dec. 13, 2001] [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by cataloguer based on accompanying documentation.; Condition: good.; Part of : Collection of portraits of Bonita Mabo, National Library of Australia, Canberra, A.C.T., Dec. 13, 2001.; Portrait of Bonita Mabo taken in conjunction with her oral history interview at the National Library of Australia
Mabo explained. by Michael Crommelin
No full textIn this speech, the author clearly explains the complexities of the Mabo case
Gail Mabo: Mabo Kara Art
No full text[Extract] In June 2014 the Australian High Commission in Singapore became the focus of Torres Strait Islander culture, through an exhibition of paintings and prints by Townsville artist Gail Mabo and performance of the Jaran Dancers, celebrating Mabo Day and NAJDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) Week. The exhibition titled Mabo Kara Art, represents an intensive period of work, over the past nine months, based on the artists travels through Aboriginal country and her Torres Strait connections. The name Mabo has become synonymous with the struggle for land rights and the bond between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with their land. Gail, the middle daughter of land rights campaigner Eddie Koiki Mabo, articulates her understanding of the natural environment, sharing with us insights, experiences, interpretations and visions of what land and place means for her
Jessie Mabo and Terri Janke looking at the Eddie Koiki Mabo papers at the National Library of Australia, 06 February 2012 [picture] /
No full textTitle devised by catalgouer from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Jessie Mabo and Terri Janke visit the National Library of Australia, 06 February 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia
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