'Indigenous Australians'

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Test Your Knowledge on Indigenous Australians

Explore the rich history and culture of Indigenous Australians through our engaging quiz! Discover fascinating facts, test your knowledge, and learn about significant events and figures in Indigenous history.

Challenge yourself with multiple-choice questions and see how much you really know! Topics covered include:

History of Aboriginal people
Significant awards and recognitions
Voting rights and policies
Key events and demographics

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How long have Aboriginal people at least been living in Australia?

Approx. 40,000 years

Approx. 56,089 years

Approx. 60,000 years

Approx. 600,000 years

I was nominated for Young Australian of the Year in 1990 and Australian of the Year in 1998. I am the first person to receive both awards. Who am I?

Cathy Freeman

Ruby Hunter

Sally Morgan

Ruby Langford

The events described in Rabbit-Proof Fence occurred in which state?

Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Tasmania

Western Australia

Which state was the first to allow both Aboriginal men and women the right to vote?

Western Australia

New South Wales

Tasmania

South Australia

Who was the first Indigenous Australian to be named Australian of the year?

Evonne Goolagong Cawley

Neville Bonner

Lionel Rose

Galarrwuy Yunupingu

What event is often regarded as the largest gathering of Indigenous people in the Southern Hemisphere?

The NAIDOC Ball

Yabun (Survival Day

The Garma Festival

The Koori Knockout (NSW Aboriginal Rugby League Knockout)

The beginning of the end of forced removal policies came in 1967, when an amendment to the Constitution of Australia was approved by a stunning 90.77% of voters. Which of these was a constitutional change introduced by this amendment?

Government welfare agencies were forbidden to house children in groups of more than five to a building.

State and federal governments were specifically forbidden from removing children from their families without the unanimous support of a three-judge panel.

The federal government gained the power to make laws that specifically related to indigenous Australians.

Indigenous Australians were, for the first time, granted Australian citizenship.

In the months after the 1997 release of the governmental report on the Stolen Generation, a variety of Australian parliaments passed motions to apologize to Australian Aborigines and to Torres Strait Islanders. Which government did NOT officially apologize that year?

The state government of New South Wales

The state government of Victoria

The state government of Western Australia

The federal government of Australia

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