Who was Eddie Mabo?

Mabo [[mah-boh]] Day is marked on the 3rd of June every year with a public holiday in the Torres Strait Islands, closing National Reconciliation Week. But just who was Eddie Mabo, and why was he so important in the fight for Indigenous land rights?

Eddie Mabo dhe Jack Wailu ne vitin 1990 Source: (Suppplied via AAP)