Yirrkala bark petitions
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The Yirrkala bark petitions are historic 1963 documents created by Yolngu elders on painted bark, recognized as the first traditional Aboriginal artworks used to assert Indigenous land rights in the Australian Parliament.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous land rights document
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historical document → petition → |
| asserts |
traditional ownership of land around Yirrkala
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| associatedWith |
Yirrkala community
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Yolngu land rights movement → |
| country |
Australia
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|
| creator |
Yolngu elders
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|
| culturalSignificance |
iconic document in Australian legal and political history
→
symbol of Aboriginal political activism → |
| date |
1963
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| depicts |
Yolngu clan designs
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sacred patterns representing Yolngu law and country → |
| documentedIn |
records of the Australian Parliament
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| ethnicGroup |
Yolngu people
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| genre |
Indigenous art
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political petition → |
| hasPart |
painted bark border
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typed text petition → |
| hasType |
bark painting
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|
| heritageStatus |
nationally significant Australian document
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| influenced |
public awareness of Yolngu land ownership
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subsequent Aboriginal land rights claims → |
| language |
English
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Gumatj → Gälpu → |
| legalStatus |
parliamentary petition
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| locationCreated |
Arnhem Land
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Northern Territory → Yirrkala → |
| materialUsed |
ochre
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stringybark → |
| medium |
bark
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|
| movement |
Australian Indigenous land rights movement
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|
| opposes |
bauxite mining on Yolngu land
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|
| presentedTo |
Australian House of Representatives
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Australian Parliament → |
| purpose |
assert Indigenous land rights
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protest against mining leases on Yolngu land → |
| recognizedAs |
first traditional Aboriginal artworks used to assert land rights in the Australian Parliament
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|
| significantEvent |
early milestone in Australian Indigenous land rights movement
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first traditional Aboriginal artworks tabled in the Australian Parliament → |
| subject |
land rights
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mining on Aboriginal land → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
National Gallery of Australia
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hasNotableWork |