Summary

Poster produced by the National Aborigines' Day Observance Committee (NADOC) to mark the 10th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum on National Aborigines Day, 8th July 1977. At foot of poster, it reads: '1967: Referendum. 1977: where is justice - land - compensation - dignity? Queensland discriminatory acts still exist. U.N. year to end discrimination.'

During the 1967 Referendum, 90.77% of Australian people voted to remove provisions which prevented the Commonwealth Government from making laws for Indigenous Australians, and excluded them from being counted in the census. The 1967 Referendum is significant as it represents the end of the official discrimination of Indigenous Australians, promising equal citizenship. The overwhelming 'Yes' vote also signalled that non-Indigenous Australians supported social and political reform in regards to the legal recognition of Indigenous Australians.

Physical Description

Colour ink on paper. Title: 'CHAINS or CHANGE?'. Features drawing of an Aboriginal man's face with a chain around his neck encircled by a question mark, on a background of the Aboriginal Flag; printed text in white and black.

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