Eddie Koiki Mabo
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Eddie Koiki Mabo was an Indigenous Australian activist whose landmark legal challenge led to the historic 1992 High Court decision recognizing native title and overturning the doctrine of terra nullius in Australia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eddie Mabo | 5 |
| Eddie Koiki Mabo canonical | 2 |
| Koiki Mabo | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Eddie Koiki Mabo Context triple: [Mabo v Queensland (No 2), plaintiff, Eddie Koiki Mabo]
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A.
Gail Mabo
Gail Mabo is an Australian Torres Strait Islander artist, performer, and activist, known as the daughter of land rights campaigner Eddie Mabo and for her advocacy on Indigenous rights and recognition.
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B.
Noel Pearson
Noel Pearson is an Australian Indigenous lawyer, academic, and activist known for his influential advocacy on Aboriginal rights, land reform, and constitutional recognition.
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C.
Woollarawarre Bennelong
Woollarawarre Bennelong was a prominent Eora Aboriginal man who served as an intermediary between Indigenous Australians and the British colonists in early Sydney.
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D.
Peter Djigirr
Peter Djigirr is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker best known for co-directing the acclaimed film "Ten Canoes," one of the first feature films entirely in an Australian Aboriginal language.
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E.
Enos Namatjira
Enos Namatjira was an Australian Aboriginal artist known for his distinctive landscape paintings that continued the celebrated Hermannsburg watercolour tradition established by his father, Albert Namatjira.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Eddie Koiki Mabo Target entity description: Eddie Koiki Mabo was an Indigenous Australian activist whose landmark legal challenge led to the historic 1992 High Court decision recognizing native title and overturning the doctrine of terra nullius in Australia.
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A.
Gail Mabo
Gail Mabo is an Australian Torres Strait Islander artist, performer, and activist, known as the daughter of land rights campaigner Eddie Mabo and for her advocacy on Indigenous rights and recognition.
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B.
Noel Pearson
Noel Pearson is an Australian Indigenous lawyer, academic, and activist known for his influential advocacy on Aboriginal rights, land reform, and constitutional recognition.
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C.
Woollarawarre Bennelong
Woollarawarre Bennelong was a prominent Eora Aboriginal man who served as an intermediary between Indigenous Australians and the British colonists in early Sydney.
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D.
Peter Djigirr
Peter Djigirr is an Indigenous Australian filmmaker best known for co-directing the acclaimed film "Ten Canoes," one of the first feature films entirely in an Australian Aboriginal language.
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E.
Enos Namatjira
Enos Namatjira was an Australian Aboriginal artist known for his distinctive landscape paintings that continued the celebrated Hermannsburg watercolour tradition established by his father, Albert Namatjira.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous Australian activist
ⓘ
land rights activist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
Indigenous self-determination
ⓘ
recognition of traditional land ownership ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eddie Mabo
ⓘ
linked to:
Eddie Koiki Mabo
Koiki Mabo ⓘ
linked to:
Eddie Koiki Mabo
|
| burialPlace |
Mer (Murray Island), Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Murray Island
|
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Mabo Day
ⓘ
linked to:
Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
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| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-06-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-01-21 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Torres Strait Islander
ⓘ
linked to:
Torres Strait Islanders
|
| fullName | Edward Koiki Sambo ⓘ |
| honor |
Eddie Koiki Mabo Library at James Cook University
ⓘ
Mabo Day ⓘ
linked to:
Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
Mabo Lecture series ⓘ |
| influenced |
Native Title Act 1993 (Australia)
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linked to:
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
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| knownFor |
Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
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campaigning for Indigenous land rights ⓘ challenging the doctrine of terra nullius in Australia ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Meriam Mir ⓘ |
| legacy |
greater recognition of Indigenous land rights in Australia
ⓘ
transformation of Australian property law ⓘ |
| legalCase |
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) [1992] HCA 23
ⓘ
linked to:
Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
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| legalCaseOutcome |
overturning of the doctrine of terra nullius in Australia
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recognition of native title in Australian law ⓘ |
| MaboDayDate | June 3 ⓘ |
| MaboDecisionDate | 1992-06-03 ⓘ |
| movement | Indigenous land rights movement in Australia ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
ⓘ
community leader ⓘ gardener ⓘ |
| parentalHeritage | Meriam Islander ⓘ |
| people | Meriam people ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mer (Murray Island), Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Murray Island
|
| placeOfDeath | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ⓘ |
| politicalActivity | involvement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organizations ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence |
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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linked to:
Townsville, Queensland
|
| spouse | Bonita Mabo ⓘ |
| workedAt | James Cook University (as a gardener) ⓘ |
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Subject: Eddie Koiki Mabo Description of subject: Eddie Koiki Mabo was an Indigenous Australian activist whose landmark legal challenge led to the historic 1992 High Court decision recognizing native title and overturning the doctrine of terra nullius in Australia.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Eddie Koiki Mabo
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subject linked to:
the Meriam people hold native title rights to the Murray Islands
linked to: Eddie Koiki Mabo
linked to: Eddie Koiki Mabo