Resources and publications
Title | Author /s | Summary | Date | Tag(s) | Type |
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A Way Forward - Final report into the destruction of Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge | Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia | This report is the final report resulting from the federal parliamentary inquiry into the destruction of the Juukan Gorge Aboriginal heritage sites by Rio Tinto on 24 May 2020. This tragic event, and the national condemnation of the actions of Rio Tinto, has sparked action to address the legislative failings that allowed the destruction of the Juukan Gorge sites–and similar sites around the nation. The Juukan Gorge disaster is just one example of countless instances where cultural heritage has been the victim of the drive for development and commercial gain. The report makes a number of recommendations aimed at preventing future destruction.
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Caring for Country, Culture, Heritage, Mining | Report | |
Becoming a corporation member | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | Overview of the rights and responsibilities for members in Indigenous corporations registered under the CATSI Act. |
Members, ORIC | Information Sheet | |
Brief index of materials relating to native title compensation research | This information sheet provides brief information about materials relating to native title compensation research. |
Compensation, Culture, Research | Information Sheet | ||
Central Land Council community development podcast series | David Martin; Centre for Native Title Anthropology | The Centre for Native Title Anthropology is giving attention to the role of anthropologists in the post-determination phase. It investigates the methodology and learnings of the CLC community development unit in working with groups and communities in managing income streams from their lands for wider benefit is of considerable potential interest to anthropologists. It offers an illustrative example of the intense, collaborative engagement that is necessary at this intersection of Aboriginal and wider value systems, where monies gained from activities on Aboriginal lands are invested into broader community benefit. For these reasons, there is much to learn which is relevant to the governance of compensation funds held in trust by PBC and other entities (such as those established under mining agreements with Aboriginal groups). The podcast series also investigates the ethical and political issues they all face as anthropologists working with Aboriginal groups on social change in a framework of self-determination. David Martin interviews Ian Sweeney, the Unit’s Manager, and four of the Project Officers, Dave Howard, Cecilia Tucker, Dianna Newham, and Carl O’Sullivan. |
Commercial development, Community, Community development, Education, Funding, NTRB (Native Title Representative Body) | Presentation | |
Closing the Gap report | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, National Indigenous Australians Agency | This Closing the Gap report is an opportunity to reflect on a decade’s efforts under an ambitious framework aimed at improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. |
Capacity building, Commercial development, Community development, Education, Health, Indigenous knowledge | Report | |
Communication strategy workbook | This workbook leads you through the process of developing a communications strategy step-by-step. |
Capacity building, Communication, Education | Workbook | ||
Creating Archives | AIATSIS | This resource provides guidance and important questions for organisations to consider when establishing an archive of their own. It includes what an archive is, why archives are important, what can go in an archive, and outlines steps which could be taken to set up an archive. Links to other resources and contacts are also contained in the booklet.
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AIATSIS, Community development, Culture, Data sovereignty, Database, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous law | Information Sheet | |
Detailed information on changes to native title laws and obligations | CATSI Act, ILUA (Indigenous Land Use Agreement), Members, Native Title Act, Native title holder, PBC Regulations, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate), Reporting, Rule book, Special administration | Fact sheet | |||
Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 | Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights | In this report the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights (the committee) considers the Stronger Futures legislation in the performance of its role of examining bills, Acts and legislative instruments for compatibility with human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011. |
Education, Government, Health, Human rights | Report | |
Guide to applying for DGR status | Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) | This resource aims to support the many local community initiatives that could go a long way to addressing our communities’ needs and dreams — if only the resources, time and money were available. |
Education, Funding, Youth | Guide | |
Hunting, shooting, fishing: the content of native title rights and the right to take and use resources for commercial purposes | Elizabeth Harvey | The recognition of native title in the Mabo decision has led to consideration and debate in the media and the Australian community over the content and scope of native title rights for hunting, fishing and the taking and using of resources. This presentation will look at the content of these native title rights, and how they are understood and regulated, including the protections in section 211 of the Native Title Act, the effect of the decision in Yanner v Eaton (1999) 201 CLR 351, and how this interacts with other environmental management and threatened species legislation. It will then look forward to more recent recognition of commercial fishing and trading rights, as considered in Akiba on behalf of the Torres Strait Islanders of the Regional Seas Claim Group v Queensland (No 2) [2010] FCA 643 and Rrumburriya Borroloola Claim Group v Northern Territory of Australia [2016] FCA 776, how those rights can be demonstrated and their interaction with government regulation. |
Commercial development, Fishing, Hunting, Right to take | Presentation | |
Independent director guide | Aboriginal Governance and Management Program | This guidebook provides information on how to select independent directors for the Aboriginal boardroom. |
Board, Directors, Members, ORIC | Guide | |
Indigenous Knowledge: Issues for protection and management | Terri Janke, Maiko Sentina | This discussion paper presents the issues faced in Australia for the protection and management of Indigenous Knowledge. |
Culture, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous law, Language | Article / paper | |
Making decisions | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | ORIC newsletter about making decisions. |
Decision making, Meetings, Members, ORIC | Newsletter | |
Managing conflict: A guide for boards | Governing Good | This guidebook provides information about how a board member in a non-profit or voluntary organization manages conflict. |
Board, Directors, Members, NFP (Not-For-Profit), Volunteering | Guide | |
Managing information in native title: Survey and workshop report | Pamela Faye McGrath, Ludger Dinkler, Alexandra Andriolo | This publication reports on the proceedings of a two-day national workshop on the use and security of cultural and other information accumulated through the native title claims process, which was held at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in Canberra on 16–17 March 2015. It provides an overview of the most significant factors affecting the capacity of native title organisations to manage, secure and provide appropriate access to their holdings of native title information. |
Culture, Native title materials | Report | |
Meetings for Members | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | Guide for running general meetings for corporations registered under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). |
CATSI Act, Meetings, Members, ORIC | Information Sheet | |
Member's Rights | Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations | Outline of the rights of members of Indigenous corporations. |
CATSI Act, Members, ORIC | Information Sheet | |
Mornington Island Restorative Justice Project report | Queensland Government | The Mornington Island Restorative Justice (MIRJ) Project has worked with families to establish a community-based alternative dispute resolution (mediation or peacemaking) service inclusive of Island culture and conforming to the requirements of the criminal justice system. |
Community, Culture, Dispute management, Legal | Report | |
Ngarrindjeri Nation Yaruwar-Ruwe Plan | Ngarrindjeri people, South Australia | A key purpose of the plan was to better educate government and nongovernment agencies, researchers and the wider Australian public on Ngarrindjeri connection to Country and their associated rights and obligations to Yarluwar-Ruwe. |
Culture, Land and sea management, Land and water, Land rights, Water rights | Report |