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... aboriginal ownership was not recognised until after many years of struggle, aboriginal law and land rights were recognised in australian law in the Aboriginal Land Rights (Nothern Territory) Act 1976. this aboriginal Land Rights Act is a bench mark law: it was the first attempt by the australian government to leggally recognise the aboriginal system of land ownership and put into law the concept of inalienable freehold tittle. ... The variety of legislative regimes and the differences between these acts, in the forms of tenure that they create or legitimize, created a patchwork system across Australia for the aboriginals and the torres strait islander people. ... In 1967, the australian constitution was changed so that aboriginals could be included in the official census. ... due to the referendum, the aboriginals had greater say and more rights which increased their ability to fight against their misfortune and demand for action to be taken. ... some believd that the report paid insufficient attensionto indeginous australianwomen and did not adequately recognise customary law The final report of the royal commission was greeted with enormous hope by the Indigenous community as a blueprint for change, however, to date, governments have failed to adequately implement its recommendations. ... Today many Aboriginals have difficulties fitting into white society since many white people wont accept them.
Approximate Word count = 2027
Approximate Pages = 8.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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