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The original Aboriginal Tent Embassy, 27 January 1972

On 26 January 1972 four Aboriginal men — Billy Craigie, Bert Williams, Michael Anderson and Tony Coorey (L-R) — set up a beach umbrella on the lawns opposite Parliament House in Canberra. Describing the umbrella as the Aboriginal Embassy, the men were protesting the Australian Government’s approach to Aboriginal land rights.

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Courtesy Tribune / SEARCH Foundation; Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, a6128034

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