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The AAPA is known as the first Aboriginal activist group to unite in Australia. Founded in 1924 by Fred Maynard, the aim of the association was to defend the rights of Aboriginal people<ref>{{Cite book|last=Maynard|first=John|title=Vision, voice and influence: The rise of the |
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Australian aboriginal progressive association|publisher=Australian Historical Studies|year=2003|pages=91-105}}</ref>. The AAPA campaigned against the NSW Aborigines Protection Board to gain Indigenous rights to land, identity and citizenship, alongside the fight to end the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes<ref>{{Cite web|last=National Museum Australia (NMA)|date=2021|title=Formation of the AAPA|url=https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/formation-of-the-aapa|url-status=live}}</ref>. This was the first time Australia saw Aboriginal people speak out in disapproval. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 23:45, 30 November 2021
The Australian Aboriginal Progress Association (AAPA) was an early Indigenous Australian organisation focused on Aboriginal rights. It was founded in 1924, publicly announced the following year, and based out of Surry Hills in Sydney, New South Wales.[1][2] Its leadership, Fred Maynard and Tom Lacey, were inspired by the ideas of Marcus Garvey, and Maynard had been involved in another organisation, the Coloured Progressive Association, a decade earlier.[1][2]
The AAPA eventually expanded to 11 branches and over 500 active members. By the end of 1927 the association had been dissolved.[2]
History
The AAPA is known as the first Aboriginal activist group to unite in Australia. Founded in 1924 by Fred Maynard, the aim of the association was to defend the rights of Aboriginal people[3]. The AAPA campaigned against the NSW Aborigines Protection Board to gain Indigenous rights to land, identity and citizenship, alongside the fight to end the removal of Aboriginal children from their homes[4]. This was the first time Australia saw Aboriginal people speak out in disapproval.
References
- ^ a b Timeline of Significant Moments in the Indigenous Struggle in south east Australia
- ^ a b c Zoe Pollock, Australian Aborigines Progress Association, Dictionary of Sydney
- ^ Maynard, John (2003). Vision, voice and influence: The rise of the Australian aboriginal progressive association. Australian Historical Studies. pp. 91–105.
{{cite book}}: line feed character in|title=at position 45 (help) - ^ National Museum Australia (NMA) (2021). "Formation of the AAPA".
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