Historical Organization

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

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Racism 📍 Australia

Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders

Also known as: FCAATSI

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Organization Timeline

A referendum approves constitutional changes affecting Aboriginal people

📅 27 May 1967

Following sustained campaigning, voters approved removing the exclusion of Aboriginal people from constitutional population reckoning and enabling the Commonwealth to legislate for them. The result...