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Michael Alexander Mansell (born 5 June 1951) is a Tasmanian Aboriginal (Palawa) activist and lawyer who has campaigned for social, political and legal changes.
Aboriginal activist Michael Mansell has been called many things over the last 50 years: Tasmanian firebrand, associate of terrorists, saboteur of The Voice. He’s asked Libya for support, demanded a sovereign Aboriginal state, challenged Queen Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela, and attacked whites he calls ‘race-changers’.
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Legal manager of the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, secretary of the Aboriginal Provisional Government, author of many articles, Mansell has devoted his life to his people, defending their rights in the courts, and pushing to change laws which adversely affect Aboriginal people.
- Australian Aboriginals Or Aboriginal Australians?
- Treaty and Statehood
- Working Within The Constitution
- An Indigenous Seventh Australian State
- A Robust Place, Capable of Change
The myth of the "last Tasmanian" runs deep in our national story. Trugannini is remembered as the "last of her race". Yet, Aboriginal people did not die out. Black women had children with sealers and whalers in the 19th century. Aboriginal populations regrouped on islands in the Bass Strait, forming thriving communities with their own unique cultur...
That question sits at the heart of Mansell's recently-released book, Treaty and Statehood: Aboriginal Self-Determination. "Australian Aboriginals" or "Aboriginal Australians"? "Both groups are proud of being Aboriginal but one gives loyalty and allegiance to Australia while the other retains its loyalty and allegiance solely to Aboriginal people," ...
Mansell looks to Australian democracy and its foundation document, the constitution. he acknowledges the reality of these institutions even as he challenges their legitimacy. Democracy works best, he says, when "majority rule accommodates the aspirations of the minority". Mansell seeks to find faith in the system. In this way he aligns himself with...
What would Indigenous people get? Return of lands, compensation, and more control over their affairs. Opponents maintain that a treaty divides Australia, creates an us-and-them. As former prime minister John Howard used to say, a nation can't have a treaty with itself. Mansell acknowledges this is a big stumbling block to winning political support....
This is challenging stuff. It is thoughtful and thought-provoking. Mansell is arguing from the centre for the rights of those still on the fringe. Politics being the art of the possible, much of this remains beyond reach but it does not mean we should not talk about it. Many an idea waits for time to find it. This week we mark 25 years since a Torr...
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Jul 15, 2019 · Michael Mansell is a lawyer and social justice advocate, whose Aboriginal heritage is Trawlwoolway on his mother's side and Pinterrairer on his father's side, both from the north-east of Tasmania ...
Oct 14, 2023 · Prominent Tasmanian Aboriginal campaigner Michael Mansell says that now the Voice has been defeated, pressure must build for other aspects of the Uluru Statement From the Heart. He's called for designated Aboriginal seats in parliament as happens in New Zealand.
Apr 27, 2024 · Tasmanian Aboriginal activist and lawyer Michael Mansell has been confronting Australian society for over 50 years. Some of his most controversial actions included trips to meet Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in the 1980s.
