This year, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is set to celebrate its 50th year of continuous occupation. Its presence is an ongoing call for land rights, sovereignty and self-determination.

The first day of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy 50 years ago. Pictured here (left to right) are founders Billy Craigie, Bert Williams, Michael Anderson and Tony Coorey.

Nearly 50 years after it was established, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra is still "ground zero for First Nations people". Warning: This story may contain images of an Indigenous person ...

However, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, as it became known, remained, and continues to play a central role in the politics and activism of Indigenous peoples from around the country. Hope for the future ...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers and listeners are advised this article and podcast contain names of deceased people. The Aboriginal Tent Embassy – a site of First Nations protest ...

Land, Law & Language: The Aboriginal Tent Embassy’s Enduring Legacy In Shaping Australia’s Land Rights Movement. Maggie Knight-Williams. Last Updated 22January,2024, 3:18 am.

The Aboriginal tent embassy was set up on January 26, 1972 when Michael Anderson, Billy Craigie, Bertie Williams and Tony Coorey marched on Canberra to protest a land rights announcement by then ...

1973 – The tent embassy returned late in 1973 after Aboriginal protesters staged a sit-in to get a meeting with Gough Whitlam, who by then had become Labor Prime Minister.

Often people think about the Aboriginal Tent Embassy as something historic, dating back to the 1970s. But it should also be thought of as a site of the longest protest for Indigenous land rights, ...

The golden jubilee of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra could not have arrived at a more opportune moment. In a year when many January 26 protest marches have been either postponed or ...

The Sydney Basin Aboriginal Tent Embassy was officially opened at Victoria Park, Camperdown, with about 100 supporters showing solidarity. Jim McIlroy reports. Arabunna Elder Uncle Kevin Buzzacott ...

This year, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is set to celebrate its 50th continuous year of occupation as a site of the longest protest for Indigenous land rights, sovereignty and self-determination in ...