Around two thousand people marched in Brisbane for Aboriginal land rights ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Activists used international attention on the sporting event to expose dispossession and restrictions on Indigenous life, particularly in Queensland. The campaign challenged celebratory national representations that excluded Indigenous experiences and linked collective land rights with demands for political freedom and self-determination.
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Why did land-rights activists mobilize around the Brisbane Commonwealth Games?
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The Games provided an international audience for Indigenous demands that celebratory national images often excluded.
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