Group member names:

Eddie Mabo
Eddie Koiko Mabo is known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights
in Australia. This campaign led to the landmark decision of the High Court of
Australia to overturn laws, paving the way for native title claims.

Focus:
Students will create a poster about the life and contributions of a very important
Indigenous Australian named Eddie Koiki Mabo.
Task:
Students will research important information about Eddie Mabo in their groups.
They will then need to explore and explain who Eddie Mabo was and his
contributions to Australian society through a Poster Presentation.

Curriculum links:

 Present findings and conclusions in a range of communication forms (e.g.

written, oral, visual, digital, tabular, graphic), appropriate to audience and
purpose, using relevant terms (WAHASS37)
 Reflect on learning, identify new understandings and act on findings in
different ways (WAHASS39)
 Recognise the ethical protocols that exist when gathering information and/or
data (e.g. respecting others' work) (WAHASS30)
 Locate and collect information from a variety of sources (e.g. photographs,
maps, books, interviews, internet) (WAHASS28)

Eddie Mabo Poster presentation

Students will visit the following websites to learn about Eddie Mabo.
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mabo-
decision_2017.pdf
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Eddie-Mabo/628727
https://www.reconciliation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Lets-Talk-
Mabo.pdf

Do your research and make notes about the following topics:

When was Eddie Mabo born?
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Where was he born?

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What did he do?

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What does Terra Nullis mean?

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What is the Eddi Mabo case?

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You will make a poster about Eddie Mabo with the information you have
researched. You will make your poster on A3 paper.
Make sure your information is presented clearly and as creative as possible. Write
maximum 5 sentences for each piece of information.
Please look at your rubric to see what to include in your poster.

Eddie Mabo Poster Rubric

 Due Date:

Topic and Point Points

Expectations
Value Earned
 Introduce what your poster is about and write all
Introduction /1
group members’ names.
 Write about his date, place of birth and his
Birth/ Education /3
education

His contributions  List 3 contributions and explain what effects he

to Australia and had on Indigenous Australians. /6
Eddie Mabo case  What is the Eddie Mabo case?
Major
achievements of  List 3/4 achievements of Eddie Mabo /4
Eddie Mabo
 Your group’s poster is written in a way that is
Presentation easy for people to understand. /1
 Your presentation is bright and engaging.
FINAL Your Total Points Earned ____
GRADE: Total Points Possible: 15