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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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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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Australian Governments' Interactive Functions Thesaurus - Native title mediation programs   (website National Archives of Australia (NAA) )

Native title mediation programs (Level 3) Providing arbitration services to parties involved in claims for Indigenous land rights. Includes facilitating access to these programs. See also JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION - Native title claims - Native title settle...

Australian Governments' Interactive Functions Thesaurus - Native title claims   (website National Archives of Australia (NAA) )

Native title claims (Level 2) Administering procedures to assess Indigenous interest in or rights to the use of specified areas of land or water. Includes processing applications, providing advice and support for litigation. See also INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS -...

Australian Governments' Interactive Functions Thesaurus - Native title mediation   (website National Archives of Australia (NAA) )

Home / Records management / Create, capture & describe / Describe / Classification tools / AGIFT A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Online Functional Thesaurus generated on 14 Sep 2007 by the a.k.a.&reg Classification Module from Synerc...

Australian Governments' Interactive Functions Thesaurus - Native title settlement negotiations   (website National Archives of Australia (NAA) )

Native title settlement negotiations (Level 3) Establishing procedures for mutual discussions to resolve claims for Indigenous land rights. Includes management of compensation payments, where rights have been infringed. See also JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION - ...

Australian Governments' Interactive Functions Thesaurus - Application for Native Title   (website National Archives of Australia (NAA) )

Home / Records management / Create, capture & describe / Describe / Classification tools / AGIFT A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Online Functional Thesaurus generated on 14 Sep 2007 by the a.k.a.&reg Classification Module from Synerc...

National Native Title Tribunal by Peter Hutchison & Sharon Bertholini   (website Conservation Council of South Australia (CCSA) )

NNTT staff, Native Title applicants and pastoralists discuss land management issues in the Flinders Ranges. Both native title and land rights legislation recognise Indigenous Australians' traditional rights to land, but are legally very different. In a la...

AusAnthrop: Australian Native Title Representative Bodies   (website AusAnthrop )

"Native title describes the rights and interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in land and waters according to their traditional laws and customs, that are recognised under Australian law. In the 1992 Mabo decision, the High Court of Au...

AusAnthrop: Australian Native Title news   (website AusAnthrop )

- | National Native Title Tribunal case summary | Torres Strait Regional Authority27 August 2004 Wanjina-Wunggurr Wilinggin Native Title Determination No 1; Neowarra v State of Western Australia [2004] FCA 1092: it was determined that Native title exists ...