Burdekin Mabo Day Committee, in partnership with the Burdekin Library, presents the ‘Remembering Mabo’ display of significant items from the life of Eddie Koiki Mabo.
The display was launched on Tuesday, May 28 with light refreshments taking place on Thursday, May 30.
The display can be found at Burdekin Library’s Ayr branch, as can books and resources providing background information on Eddie Koiki Mabo and the significance of Mabo Day.
Burdekin Shire Council Cultural Venues Manager Glenn Arboit (left) and Burdekin Burdekin Shire Council Mayor Pierina Dalle Cort with representatives from the Burdekin Mabo Day Committee
Ms Dalle Cort with Indigenous employees of Burdekin Shire Council
Adlyne Green with Ms Dalle Cort
The ‘Remembering Mabo’ display features Eddie Koiki Mabo’s personal items donated by local relatives
Photos supplied
Mabo Day is marked annually on June 3 and commemorates Mer Island man Eddie Koiki Mabo and his successful efforts to overturn the legal fiction of terra nullius, or ‘land belonging to no-one’. Photo credit: Bethyl Mabo, AIATSIS Collection
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