First Nations Biographies: Activists, Academics and Changemakers
Fighting for Rights by This book shows how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have fought to have their voices heard to obtain equal rights. It includes entries on the following individuals:
Australia's Heritage: National Treasures - Wattie Creek. ClickView video (ABC, 5 min.).
Wattie Creek entered Australian folklore as the birthplace of the Aboriginal land-rights movement when Prime Minister Gough Whitlam visited the Gurindji people to grant them deeds to their land. The Gurindji rose to national prominence in 1966 when, led by stockman Vincent Lingiari, 200 Aboriginal employees quit slave-labour conditions at Wave Hill cattle station and walked the now National Heritage-listed Wave Hill Walk-off Route to set up a community at Wattie Creek, which they renamed Daguragu. The walk-off began a nine-year labour strike that ended with a win for Indigenous land rights.
Freedom Day: Vincent Lingiari and the Story of the Wave Hill Walk-Off by 
From Little Things Big Things Grow by 
Vincent Lingiari and the Wave Hill Walkout by 
William Cooper: an Aboriginal life story by Living Black - Freedom Rides. ClickView video (SBS, 5 min.).
Living Black revisits the historical journey made 50 years ago by a group of University students led by Aboriginal activist Charles Perkins, who set off on a bus ride around regional New South Wales to expose racism and prejudice in regional NSW. What they encountered along the way showed just how prevalent segregation and injustice existed in Australia. The trip would prove to be a turning point in the Australian civil rights movement.
Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture by William Barak's Ceremony with Rainbow Serpent. 2020 Youtube video (4 min.).
William Barak was a seminal Indigenous artist. NGV Senior Curator of Indigenous Art Judith Ryan AM, shares the importance of Barak’s work in the context of Australia’s history.
Australians - Koiki (Eddie) Mabo. ClickView video (ABC, 5 min.).
A biographical account of Eddie Mabo's life and significance of his activism. It includes narration by James Cook University historian and friend of Mabo, Noel Loos, who recounts the turning point which lead to the test case to claim land rights.
Mabo: Life of An Island Man. ClickView video (NITV, 90 min.).
Award-winning documentary about the private and public stories of a man so passionate about family and home that he fought an entire nation and its legal system. His victory has ensured his place - on Murray Island and in Australian history.
Legendary Tales of the Australian Aborigines by 
