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Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action Ephemera Aboriginal Australians -- Queensland
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Who is FAIRA?

Flyer, black type on white paper, providing an overview of FAIRA and its function as the Native Title Representative Body for the southeast Queensland region, as appointed by the Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs under the provisions of the Commonwealth's Native Title Act 1993.

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Straight questions and the facts in answer.

Half fold brochure, black type on white paper. Lists questions and answers pertaining to facts about Aboriginal peoples, such as who they are, the problems they face, the laws that affect them (The Aborigines Act of 1971), and the issue of Land Rights. Also provides a response to the question 'Will Aborigines disrupt the Commonwealth Games?'.

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Short-cut to justice.

Trifold brochure, black and red type on yellow paper, created to be a 'guide for all Queenslanders interested in the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders' and issued for 'National Aborigines Week (6-12 July 1981)'. Provides information on legislative changes required to bring justice to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; has a particular focus on land rights. Includes an illustrated map of Queensland and its reserves, from Cherbourg up to Bamaga, as well as an excerpt from the 1938 pamphlet Aborigines claim citizen rights!: a statement of the case for the Aborigines Progressive Association by J.T. Patten (John [Jack] Patten) and W. Ferguson (William [Bill] Patten).

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Organise for land rights!

Copy of a notice and programme for an event called 'United Indigenous Cultural Survival Gathering' at Musgrave Park, Brisbane, from Wednesday 27 April to Thurday 5 May 1988. The event comprised cultural events as well as rallies and marches. A collaboration between FAIRA and Justice 88, the latter being described as a non-Aboriginal coalition in support of sovereignty for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples based in West End. Black type on white paper. Some handwritten notes in pencil regarding the planning of the event.

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History of the Foundation.

Copy of a typescript, written 12 months after the establishment of FAIRA, detailing the purpose of the organisation, as well as the Foundation's key people, sources of funding, areas of spending, and projects. Ends with an appeal to churches to help financially support the Foundation to keep it operating. First page has a black and white illustration of an elder conversing with a boy under a tree.

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Flyer for UQ Press launch of Son of Alyandabu by Joe McGinness

Flyer, black type on yellow paper, announcing an event for the launch of publication Son of Alyandabu: my fight for Aboriginal rights by Joe McGinness, organised by FAIRA in conjunction with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) and University of Queensland Press. Event held at the Yurri Gurri SkillShare Centre in South Brisbane on Thursday 7 March 1991. Event information on the verso and a black and white photograph of Joe McGinness on the recto, above some biographical information.

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