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- 1971 (Creation)
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3 leaves ; 26 cm
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The Act Confrontation Movement (ACM) was formed around 1971, in response to Queensland government legislation: The Aborigines Act 1971 and the Torres Strait Islanders Act 1971. This legislation gave the Queensland government the powers such as where Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples could live, how long they could live there, how much they could eat, where they could travel, and what they could wear. The Act Confrontation Movement was able to make headway on the reserves during 1973 and 1974. The Brisbane Three, Denis Walker, Lionel Fogarty (Lionel Lacey) and Juan Jose (John) Garcia, were involved in the Act Confrontation Movement and when the charges against them were dropped in 1975, it is likely the ACM folded.
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A copy of a written statement addressed to ‘Those Responsible for the Welfare of the Aboriginal People of Cherbourg Reserve’, in which a resident expresses dissatisfaction with the conduct of an Aboriginal Councillor on the Cherbourg Reserve, who is reported to have assaulted another member of the Reserve with his son. The statement is accompanied by a form letter signed by Denis Walker, who states that Davidson is concerned her statement will result in discriminatory retaliation against her by the administrations of the Aboriginal and Islander Affairs Act of 1965. The statement also contains a list of fifteen individuals who have been identified as being responsible for the welfare of Aboriginal residents of the Cherbourg Reserve, consisting of politicians as well as high-ranking figures in philanthropic and advocacy organisations.
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- English
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Revised, HH, 10-Apr-2025.
Revised, SJB, 30-Nov-2022.
Migrated from LMS: April 2019, P.A.