What was the purpose of the Tent Embassy established in 1972?

• A. To protest land-rights policies and declare Indigenous land sovereignty
• B. To demand faster immigration
• C. To create a new national flag
• D. To organize a cultural festival

Answer: (A)

Indigenous activists set up the Tent Embassy to call for land rights and recognition of Indigenous sovereignty. By pitching tents on the lawns in front of Parliament House in Canberra in 1972, they aimed to draw national attention to policies that ignored traditional ownership and to demand a voice in how land is managed. It was a political protest that became a lasting symbol of the struggle for self-determination and laid groundwork for later native title and land-rights advances. It wasn’t about immigration, flags, or cultural festivals.