The main contributors who fought for the issue are Eddie (Koiko) Mabo , Sam Passi, David Passi, Celuia Mapo Salee and James Rice. Mabo was the one who initiated the land rights argument when he found out that his birth place, Mer Island, was not legally his or his families. This news angered and upset Mabo and he began speaking out and telling people his story. He received a great amount of support, especially from fellow Indigenous people, and in the early 1980s a lawyer
The main contributors who fought for the issue are Eddie (Koiko) Mabo , Sam Passi, David Passi, Celuia Mapo Salee and James Rice. Mabo was the one who initiated the land rights argument when he found out that his birth place, Mer Island, was not legally his or his families. This news angered and upset Mabo and he began speaking out and telling people his story. He received a great amount of support, especially from fellow Indigenous people, and in the early 1980s a lawyer