In 1901, the same year Australia was federated, the Commonwealth Constitution stated that "the votes of the Aboriginal natives shall not be counted" and therefore placing them in the flora and fauna and introducing white Australians to politics (Korff, 2011). David Unaipon was only 29 years old when this happened (Gizmodo, 2004). While Unaipon was alive there were many cases of institutionalized racism that further widened the divide between Aboriginal people and Caucasians (Gizmodo, 2004). In 1926, when Unaipon was 54 years old, 11 Aboriginal people were murdered, but when the criminal was caught, they were released (Korff, 2011). This shows that Aboriginal people have been discriminated against throughout Unaipon's life with many laws targeted against them and many legal options being taken away from them. It was only in 1967 that Indigenous people were granted fundamental rights and were included in the Australian census and fully classified as a “person” and recognized for this (Korff, 2011). Sadly, this took place 109 days after Unaipon's death and shows that he had to endure racism his entire life. It is evident through these examples that racism played a large role in why David Unaipon's skill was not used in science and this is seen through the institutionalized racism present during Unaipon's life. In conclusion it is clear that David Unaipon's undoubted ability was not used in the scientific field