Australian native title anthropology strategic practice, the law and the state

The Australian Federal Native Title Act 1993 marked a revolution in the recognition of the rights of Australia’s Indigenous peoples. The legislation established a means whereby Indigenous Australians could make application to the Federal Court for the recognition of their rights to traditional count...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Palmer, Kingsley, 1946- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, Australia : ANU Press 2018
[2018]
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Sumario:The Australian Federal Native Title Act 1993 marked a revolution in the recognition of the rights of Australia’s Indigenous peoples. The legislation established a means whereby Indigenous Australians could make application to the Federal Court for the recognition of their rights to traditional country. The fiction that Australia was terra nullius (or ‘void country’), which had prevailed since European settlement, was overturned. The ensuing legal cases, mediated resolutions and agreements made within the terms of the Native Title Act quickly proved the importance of having sound, scholarly and well-researched anthropology conducted with claimants so that the fundamentals of the claims made could be properly established. In turn, this meant that those opposing the claims would also benefit from anthropological expertise.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 285 pages) : illustrations, map
ISBN:9781760461881
Acceso:Open access