hiː wʌzɐ mˈeɪdʒɚ fˈɪɡjɚɹ ɪnðə sˈɪvəl ɹˈaɪts ænd lˈænd ɹˈaɪts mˈuːvmənts ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd tə fˈaɪt fɚɹə tɹˈiːɾi bᵻtwˌiːn ðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl nˈeɪʃənz θɹuː ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ænd ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ.
He was a major figure in the civil rights and land rights movements of the 1970s and continued to fight for a treaty between the Australian Government and Aboriginal nations through the 1990s and until his death.