Aboriginal land rights
By: editor: Justin Healey.
Contributors: Healey, Justin.
Series: Issues in society ;; v. 169; Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ;; v. 169.
Publisher: Spinney Press; Spinney
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Rozelle, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Aboriginal Australians -- Land tenure -- Juvenile literature.; Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Juvenile literature.; Native title (Australia) -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: The issue of Aboriginal land rights in Australia has existed for over 200 years, and the process still has some way to go. Why is land so important to Aboriginal people's history and beliefs? What is the difference between 'land rights' and 'native title'? This book focuses on the history of the land rights movement, and the ongoing process of native title determination - Mabo, the Native Title Act 1993, Wik, the Native Title Amendment Act 1998 - how have these legal landmarks affected native title claims? What are the rights of indigenous Australians, pastoralists, mining companies and governments? What actually occurs in the native title determination process?
Notes: Secondary and tertiary students and teachers.
Bibliography: p. 44.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1. Land, Sea and Native Title Rights: Indigenous people in Australia; Aboriginal people and the land; 'Aboriginal people have no more connection to the land than I do' - fact vs myth; What is native title?; Native title - what is it?; Land and native title; What's the difference between native title and land rights?; History of land rights movement; What is reconciliation?; The Mabo case, 1992; Native Title Act 1993; The Wik case, 1996; Native Title Amendment Act 1998; High Court in landmark rulings on Aboriginal sea rights; So long to these cases, and thanks for all the fish; Native title legislation confirmed seaworthy; What does native title mean for rural Australia?; 'The Wik judgement means farmers can't farm' - fact vs myth; What the Mabo decision means for industry; Mining boss predicts decade or more of costly native title uncertainty; 'Native title stops development and locks up land' - fact vs myth.; title: Chapter 2. The Native Title Process: Indigenous land rights and native title; Land and cultural heritage; What kind of areas can be claimed in a native title application?; Land rights and restitution; What happens when there is a native title application?; What is a native title determination?; What does the National Native Title Tribunal do?; What does the Federal Court do?; What is an indigenous land use agreement?; The Indigenous Land Fund; What does the Indigenous LandCorporation do?; Treaty necessary to strengthen native title rights according to ATSIC commissioner Pryor; Time running out on native title: Pearson; Millions wasted in native sea title fights: Clark.