Aboriginal Tent Embassy

A Womans Group meets in the shadow of Sydney as a bird flies overhead. Such meetings were used for education and to discuss ways of dealing with problems within the Aboriginal Community.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

A member of the local community asleep next to the Sacred Fire. The Fire was carried over 1500 miles from Lake Eyre in central Australia by Kevin Buzzacott, who took 4 weeks to walk the entire distance. Read more about the Tent Embassy, this image and reportage photography in the MORE Propaganda blog.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Breakfast time in the communal kitchen.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Auntie Ann Thomas, one of the Elders of the Embassy, deep in conversation.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Warren and Wendy Buchanen with the kids.

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Some of the Tent Embassy kids at play.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

This T Shirt exemplified the experience of most Aborigines: the Government Lies.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Respected singer Archie Roach shares a joke with Elder 'Nana' Laurie Stewart and Ken Buzzacott.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Bundjalong artist Anthony at work / A Mens Meeting during the Tent Embassy. Such meetings were used for education and to discuss ways of dealing with problems within the Aboriginal Community.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Doug cooks dinner as Star and Rob Munro wait for food.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Members of the Tent Embassy relaxing on the deck of Tony Spanos's ferry during a cruise on Sydney Harbour.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

The Tent Embassy was a strictly enforced Drug and Alcohol Free Zone / A member of the Tent Embassy with an Aboriginal flag.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

One of the daily ritual burning of gum leaves at the Sacred Fire to cleanse the energy of the Tent Embassy.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Johnny Huckle and Helen Moran ('Shades of Brindle') lead the daily circle in a song.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Cleveland St., Redfern, Sydney. The Tent Embassy moves en masse out of the camp for the day to walk through Sydney as a protest about Land Rights. Traffic backs up behind the protest along Cleveland St.

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Eveleigh St., Redfern, Sydney. Grant French leads the Walk up Eveleigh St., which is regarded as the 'ghetto' in Sydney.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

Eveleigh St., Redfern, Sydney. At the top of Eveleigh St. the Walk pauses for a Fire Ceremony to honour the Aborigines who have died there over the years. Kelvin Simpson from the original Tent Embassy in Canberra in 1972 stands next to Isabel Coe as they raise their fists in the air.

Aboriginal Tent Embassy

War Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney. Grant French carries the Fire Log as he walks with Tony Ryan, Dougie and 10 yr old Dylan through the water in front of the War Memorial / Kevin Buzzacott with the Sacred Fire he carried for over 2000 miles as he walked to the Tent Embassy in Sydney from Lake Eyre in central Australia.