Sentences with phrase «indigenous regional body»

It is intended that the Assembly shall be recognised as the peak Indigenous regional body and the primary point of Indigenous community coordination and input, while the Community Working Parties shall be the primary points of Indigenous contact at the community level.

Not exact matches

The largest bodies were Baptists (in several national or regional conventions, some of them Negro, for the majority of such Negroes as became Christians were Baptists), Methodists (in more than one ecclesiastical structure, some of them also Negro), the Disciples of Christ (of American origin), the Church of Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ (Mormons, also sprung from the soil), Christian Scientists (likewise indigenous), and the Seventh Day Adventists (born in the United States).

The Inquiry was called as a result of pressure from Indigenous women, family members, Canadian human rights organizations and international and regional human rights bodies that found Canada in breach of its international human rights obligations to act with due diligence to prevent violence against Indigenous women and girls.

Any National Indigenous Representative Body will need to be alert to how it can effectively work with the regional and State / Territory representative bodies, and the current administration arrangements in place for Indigenous affairs.

Mechanisms for representing Indigenous peoples at the regional level Mechanisms for representing Indigenous peoples at the state or territory level The National structure of the National Indigenous Representative Body

Some options for the National Indigenous Representative Body to engage at the regional and State / Territory level include:

It demonstrates that, particularly at the regional level, all Indigenous groups can not be homogenised into a single representative body, but require distinct representative arrangements.

These lessons learned from previous mechanisms for national Indigenous representation can help identify what issues need to be discussed when considering the scope of a new National Indigenous Representative Body, particularly in relation to the roles and functions of the body, its level of independence and its relationships with government at the national, State / Territory and regional levBody, particularly in relation to the roles and functions of the body, its level of independence and its relationships with government at the national, State / Territory and regional levbody, its level of independence and its relationships with government at the national, State / Territory and regional levels.

[211] In June 2005, the then Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs had confirmed that the government remained committed to establishing representative bodies at the regional level:

A National Indigenous Representative Body could provide specialist mediation and facilitation assistance to Indigenous communities in developing community planning processes to be fed into a broader regional and State / Territory - wide planning process.

Importantly, the new National Indigenous Representative Body will have to consider how to interface with this regional body in terms of ensuring Torres Strait Islander participation at the national leBody will have to consider how to interface with this regional body in terms of ensuring Torres Strait Islander participation at the national lebody in terms of ensuring Torres Strait Islander participation at the national level.

In announcing the abolition of ATSIC, the government stated its intention to support the creation of a network of regional representative Indigenous bodies to interact with governments.

involving Indigenous peak bodies, regional or state / territory based Indigenous bodies or Indigenous service delivery organisations in its activities and decision - making

In June 2005, the then Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs confirmed that the government remained committed to establishing representative bodies at the regional level:

Understanding the factors that have been in play in past Indigenous representative bodies, in State / Territory and regional representative bodies and in Indigenous representative bodies overseas highlights what are some of the key issues that should be taken into account when considering possible forms for such a body.

Some of the ways in which a new National Indigenous Representative Body could engage with Indigenous people, communities and organisations at the regional and state / territory level, include:

The new arrangements are built on a process of negotiating regional priorities with Indigenous representative bodies as well as negotiating shared responsibility agreements with local communities or groups.

A consistent and «connected» structure, so that there is a clear relationship between the national body and Indigenous peak bodies, service delivery organisations and other representative mechanisms that may exist at the State, Territory or regional level.

A third, informal and more minimalist option would be for a National Indigenous Representative Body to convene regional forums and planning processes on a regular or cyclical basis.

It will be important for the new National Indigenous Representative Body to ensure that clear and consistent mechanisms are in place with the relevant bodies (i.e. COAG, Ministerial Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs, Secretaries Group on Indigenous Affairs, the Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination and regional Indigenous Coordination Centres).

formal mechanisms, where the national body draws its members from national, state / territory or regional representative bodies, holds regular state - wide policy forums or develops other regional - level mechanisms based on boundaries used by the previous ATSIC Regional Councils or based on Indigenous geographic regions

Representing Indigenous people and communities Some of the ways in which a new national body could engage with Indigenous people, communities and organisations at the regional and state / territory level, include:

formal mechanisms whereby a National Indigenous Representative Body has components that exist at different levels (such as in each State and Territory and at the regional level);

Indicating that it will support the creation of a network of regional representative Indigenous bodies by 1 July 2005 to interact with the Government and utilising existing ATSIC Regional Council structures until then;

Could a national body (without State, Territory or regional structures) effectively represent Indigenous peoples through the conduct of participatory processes and engagement (such as issue specific forums and advisory groups, regional or State / Territory level planning processes, or the convening of a National Congress)?

In this model, organisations, national Indigenous peak bodies, regional and / or state / territory level representative organisations could nominate a delegate / s to represent them in the National Indigenous Representative Body.

Should the National Indigenous Representative Body just involve a national level structure; or should it also include State and Territory and / or regional structures?

consistent and «connected» structure — with clear links to Indigenous peak bodies and Indigenous organisations at the state, territory and regional levels

O'Donoghue's minority report in the Hiatt inquiry aimed to deal with this issue by proposing that the replacement for the NACC should be based in regional organisations feeding into state advisory bodies that comprised both regional Indigenous representatives and state public officials.

The Victorian Aboriginal Affairs Minister announces a series of consultation sessions have been planned for regional Victoria with a view to establishing a new representative body for the State's Indigenous communities.

Should the National Indigenous Representative Body be a national - level structure or include state / territory and / or regional structures?

The range of national, State / Territory, and regional level outlined above demonstrate that a diversity of Indigenous representative bodies is currently in existence in Australia.

This will be important for ensuring consistency between program delivery by these bodies and the work of the new National Indigenous Representative Body, particularly in terms of linking national policy development with regional level program implementation.

Secondly, the Issues Paper looked at a range of national, state / territory and regional Indigenous representative bodies currently operating in Australia including:

State - based mechanisms being a feature of a new National Indigenous Representative Body, potentially drawing their representatives from regional representative mechanisms;

How such an approach would impact on the level of direct engagement with Indigenous peoples at the regional level would depend on what other processes for participation existed within the National Indigenous Representative Body.

Regional Councils were given the power to formulate a regional plan for the improvement of the economic, cultural and social status of Indigenous peoples and to assist ATSIC and other bodies in its implementation.

Negotiating agreements at the regional level with the representative Indigenous body and at the local level with Indigenous communities.

As noted above, Indigenous peoples could be represented at a regional level by a National Indigenous Representative Body through the existence of formal structures at the regional level, or through more informal processes.

One option for a new National Indigenous Representative Body would be for it to include formal regional Indigenous mechanisms based on the same boundaries as the government's Indigenous Coordination Centres.

I believe that the federal government in particular has been passive on this issue — they have too easily sat back and thrust responsibility for getting regional bodies in place back to indigenous communities.

Indeed, in consultations for the Report on greater regional autonomy it was noted that there was «wide support for the retention of a representative and democratically - elected body at the national level to address government and to coordinate Indigenous advocacy».

AIDA is also looking to expand its Associate membership category, to tap into the multiple partnerships that it has with numerous stakeholders and organisations across the country, including medical schools, post-graduate medical educational bodies, regional training providers, and Indigenous and non-Indigenous health advocacy bodies.

That's why the importance of having Indigenous regional engagement bodies can not be overstated.

However, the Report on greater regional autonomy found «wide support for the retention of a representative and democratically - elected body at the national level to address Government and to coordinate Indigenous advocacy [and]... to provide «balance» between different Indigenous groups and interests across the country.»

My Office will continue to monitor how mainland Torres Strait Islanders are able to participate in the new arrangements over the coming year, particularly once regional representative Indigenous bodies exist.

Where proposals will affect Indigenous land, contacting: traditional land owners, the Prescribed Body Corporate (PBC), local branches of Aboriginal Land Councils and the regional Native Title Representative Body (NTRB) is vital.

Torres Strait Islander people living on the mainland have been invited to, and participated in, meetings on the new arrangements in Indigenous affairs, particularly community consultations on new regional representative bodies, and will be able to continue their involvement in planning through the new representative mechanisms.

Cultural Awareness - developing a program aimed at encouraging mutual understanding and improved relationships between Victorian Indigenous communities, NRE and NRE service providers (statutory authorities, regional bodies, and private providers) and community groups (Coastcare, Coast Action, Landcare, Bushcare, Farmsmart, etc).

The Expert Mechanism engage with other international human rights mechanisms, including the treaty bodies, as well as with regional and national human rights bodies, in particular national human rights institutions and the Working Group on Indigenous Populations / Communities of the African Commission on Human and Peoples» Rights.