Sea of Hands on the lawns of the Parliament House, Canberra, 1997 [picture] / Loui Seselja
- Bib ID:
- 3044476
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Seselja, Loui, 1948-
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Description:
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- 1997
- 8 photographs, 4 transparencies : gelatin silver, col. ; 17 x 22 cm. or smaller + 20 contact sheets.
- Summary:
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Collection of photographs and transparencies on the Sea of Hands depict a protest against the proposed changes to the Native Title Act as a result of the High Court Wik decision. Organised by the Australians for Native Title Reconciliation (ANTAR) the colourful display of over 60,000 human hands were 'planted' on wire sticks on the lawns of the Parliament House in Canberra on 12 October 1997 as a 'show of hands' by Australians against the changes to the Native Title Act.
- Notes:
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- Title from accession record.
- Original negatives at NL38302 & NL38322
- Selected images individually catalogued and digitised.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-143483770
- Subject:
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- Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation -- Political activity -- Photographs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government -- Photographs
- Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Photographs
- Indigenous peoples -- Australia -- Politics and government -- Photographs
- Demonstrations -- Australian Capital Territory -- Canberra -- Photographs
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- Creation date:
- 1997
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