Charles Nelson Perkins, popularly known as Charlie Perkins, was an Aboriginal Australian activist, soccer player, and public administrator. He is often recognized as the first known Indigenous Austral
Perkins on graduation day at the University of Sydney in 1966
Aboriginal Tent Embassy
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The Aboriginal Tent Embassy is a permanent protest occupation site as a focus for representing the political rights of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people. Established on 26 Janua
First day of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, outside Parliament House, Canberra, 27 January 1972. Left to right Billy Craigie, Bert Williams, Michael Anderson and Tony Coorey.
Police question Aboriginal Embassy protesters, Canberra, 27 January 1972.
Bobbi Sykes and Gordon Briscoe 1972
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