Douglas Bon- second cousin of Eddie Mabo
1. Summarise the points that are made and identify who is being interviewed.
Douglas Bon was being interviewed as he is a blood relative of Eddie Mabo. He explains that his grandfather and Eddie Mabo's grandfather were brother making them second cousins. In the video Bon discusses how the Mabo family took around the law for Murray island, land that was still considered crown land as it wasn't a part of any state, pushing Eddie Mabo to lead a campaign for a treaty. The title for terra nullius was difficult to overcome, he explains as the land was passed down only by hearsay, which does not give as much evidence as written history. Bon also describes how boundaries between clans were made by placing rocks and planting mango trees which would be unrecognizable to British settlers.
Douglas Bon was being interviewed as he is a blood relative of Eddie Mabo. He explains that his grandfather and Eddie Mabo's grandfather were brother making them second cousins. In the video Bon discusses how the Mabo family took around the law for Murray island, land that was still considered crown land as it wasn't a part of any state, pushing Eddie Mabo to lead a campaign for a treaty. The title for terra nullius was difficult to overcome, he explains as the land was passed down only by hearsay, which does not give as much evidence as written history. Bon also describes how boundaries between clans were made by placing rocks and planting mango trees which would be unrecognizable to British settlers.