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Bark Petitions: Many visits, many petitions and much misunderstanding - Australia's Culture Portal

The bark petitions were the first to use traditional forms and combine bark painting with text typed on paper. Petition to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by Galarrwuy Yunupingu from Yirrkala, Northern Territory, 23 July, 2008. In July 2008, Yunupingu presented...

1998 Yirrkala Petition (*currently referred to as the Elcho Island Petition) presented to Prime Minister John Howard - Australia's Culture Portal

We bring to you our diplomatic request from: the Njarra' /traditional Parliaments of our clan/nation estates to: the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia. 2) the jurisdiction of our Njarra' /Traditional Parliament in the same way as we recognise yo...

NAIDOC Week - Australia's Culture Portal

NAIDOC originally stood for 'National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee' after a Day of Mourning was held on Australia Day, 1938. In 1991 NADOC became NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee) to recognise Torres...

Indigenous peoples of the World - Australia's Culture Portal

UNESCO states that Indigenous populations number some 350 million individuals in more than 70 countries in the world, and that this represents more than 5000 languages and cultures. Today, many Indigenous peoples live on the fringes of society and are de...

Reconciliation - Australia's Culture Portal

Reconciliation is about unity and respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous Australians. It is about respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage and valuing justice and equity for all Australians. National R...

Sorry Day and the Stolen Generation - Australia's Culture Portal

The first National Sorry Day was held on 26 May 1998 - one year after the tabling of the report Bringing them Home, May 1997. Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission into the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their fami...

Australian Indigenous cultural heritage - Australia's Culture Portal

It also contains links to sites that may use images of Aboriginal and Islander people now deceased. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures are complex and diverse. In Australia, Indigenous communities keep their cultural heritage alive by passin...

Australian islands - Australia's Culture Portal

World Heritage-listed Fraser Island. However, Australia is actually made up of more than 8,000 islands, including the island state of Tasmania. Norfolk Island is located far off the east coast of Australia. ...

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Mabo - The Native Title Revolution   (more info)

This online resource delves into the Mabo legal case and the important issues it raises for Australians and indigenous peoples everywhere. It gives an overview of the case and provides an insight into both the man at its centre, Eddie "Koiki" Mabo, and To

Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR)   (more info)

ANTaR (Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation), is an independent, national network of mainly non-Indigenous organisations and individuals working in support of justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. The website h

National Native Title Tribunal   (more info)

The Tribunal assists people to resolve native title issues. The Tribunal is an Australian Commonwealth Government agency set up under the Native Title Act 1993 and it is part of the Attorney-General's portfolio. The site provides information about the Tri

European Network for Indigenous Australian Rights (ENIAR)   (more info)

Aims to promote awareness of indigenous issues and to provide information for Indigenous Australians about Europe and international organisations. ENIAR is a non profit-making organisation run by volunteers.

Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation   (more info)

The Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Archive is an Indigenous Law Resource run by the Australiasian Legal Information Institute. Council documents can be searched alphabetically, by year or by document type - Council Media Releases,Council Reports,

Northern Land Council (NLC)   (more info)

The NLC has set up a five-year plan to ensure Aboriginal people in our region get the maximum benefit from the Land Council. The Land Council visited dozens of communities to determine the priorities that Aboriginal people had for the future. This site ha

Koorie Research Centre (KRC)   (more info)

Monash University established the Koorie Research Centre to conduct research into the traditional and contemporary life of Aborigines. The website provides information on the history and objectives of the centre, native title, the teaching program at the

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Mabo/Native Title/Indigenous People & Their Land   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

In recognising native title, the High Court was aware of the limits of its understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander law and culture. So it took great care not to link native title to established common law models of relationships to land. B...

Mabo - The Native Title Revolution   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

The opposition to native title from this perspective employs notions of equality to question why Indigenous peoples should have special rights that other Australian citizens cannot have. Democratic government and individual rights do not necessarily mean...

Mabo/native title claim   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

What does a determination look like? I am a Yorta Yorta person... Murray Islanders Prepare To Give Evidence......

Mabo/Cairns Native Title Summit   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

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Mabo/Native Title/Native Title Tribunal & Federal Court   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

The Native Title Act gives the Federal Court power to make a determination that native title exists. However, during the consideration of any application, proceedings move between the Court and the National Native Title Tribunal. This Tribunal, which was...