Traditional Mer dancers, 1921
A photograph of dancers on Mer (Murray Island), in the Torres Strait. Many Australians recognise Mer as the birthplace of Eddie Koiki Mabo, who took on the Australian legal system — and won. In 1992, the High Court overturned the doctrine of terra nullius and recognised the rights of Indigenous Australians over their lands.
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National Library of Australia, obj-149362229
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