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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 Torr...

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

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Bringing them Home report. The first National Sorry Day was held on 26 May 1998 - one year after the tabling of the report Bringing them Home, May 1997. Aborigines Welfare Board, children doing exercises at...

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/The '10 Point Plan'   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

The new government immediately responded to the concerns of mining and pastoral interest groups by developing a 'Ten Point Plan' to amend the Native Title Act. The government the promoted the plan as a clear and simple solution to "problems" faced by ind...

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

The Native Title Act (1993) stated as its principle objectives: (a) to provide for the recognition and protection of native title; and (b) to establish ways in which future dealings affecting native title may proceed and to set standards for those dealing...

Mabo/Native Title/An Expression Of Sovereignty   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

The recognition of native title acknowledged the legitimacy and authority of Indigenous law. But, it was prepared to look at Australia's internal arrangements and recognised the right of Indigenous peoples to collectively own, control and make laws for t...

Mabo/Native Title/The Reshaping Of National Identity   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

Recognition of native title has fundamentally changed our legal system and forced us to re-examine ourselves as a nation. Regardless of any backlash, this is a change in Australia's national identity that cannot be reversed. Whatever the ultimate fate of...

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

Nevertheless the Keating government continued to negotiate with Indigenous representatives on the draft Native Title Bill. During extensive parliamentary debate the Senate forced many amendments to the legislation after the opposition parties mounted a fi...

Mabo/Native Title/Aboriginal Rights & Title In Canada   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

In Canada, the recognition of 'Aboriginal title' came in 1973, a hundred and fifty years after the United States. However, federal government responsibility for Aboriginal peoples and their lands and a system of treaties and reservations on traditional te...

Mabo/Native Title/Native Title & Statutory Land Rights   (website Mabo - The Native Title Revolution )

Native title is unique because there is a fundamental difference between native title and other land rights. This difference was identified in the High Court's Mabo judgment, which found that native title is not granted by the Crown, but has its source i...