The High Court upheld Eddie 'Koiki' Mabo's claim that the Murray Islanders held native title to land in the Torres Strait, six months after his death in 1992.
Mabo: Life of an Island Man
Eddie Mabo's legacy was cemented on June 3rd, 1992, when the High Court granted the Murray Islanders native title to their ancestral land in the Torres Strait, a significant milestone achieved just six months after his passing.
