Not to be confused with the Aborigines Advancement League of South Australia.
Aboriginal Advancement League
Nickname
AAL
Predecessor
Australian Aborigines' League & Save the Aborigines Committee
Formation
1957
Founded at
Melbourne
Purpose
Indigenous rights campaigning
Location
Melbourne
Region
Victoria, Australia
Website
aal.org.au
Formerly called
Victorian Aborigines Advancement League
The Aboriginal Advancement League was founded in 1957 as the Victorian Aborigines Advancement League (VAAL), is the oldest Aboriginal rights organisation in Australia still in operation. Its precursor organisations were the Australian Aborigines League and Save the Aborigines Committee, and it was also formerly known as Aborigines Advancement League (Victoria), and just Aborigines Advancement League.
The organisation is primarily concerned with Aboriginal welfare issues and the preservation of Aboriginal culture and heritage, and is based in Melbourne. Its journal is called Smoke Signals.
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