Minimum requirements
include that Traditional Owner groups have inclusive group membership and that agreements are supported by available research.
Integrating the structures that represent native title holders into broader community and regional structures would enable greater co-ordination between the economic and social benefits accruing to the various groups within the community,
including the traditional owner groups.
If a «right to negotiate», or similar method of
including traditional owners in decisions affecting their land were not included in the Act, native title parties could seek injunctions or other relief to protect their rights.
The Victorian Government values the contributions Indigenous groups,
including Traditional Owners, make towards protecting land and biodiversity values, as we face the challenges of climate change together.
All parties
including traditional owners also need cross-cultural training.
Not exact matches
The event provided an opportunity for the Murray Darling Wetlands Working Group to work with the
traditional owners to manage ecological outcomes from the watering event,
including those of cultural significance.
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office regularly attends community forums, events and committees within the catchments and we are continuing to forge local partnerships that allow community groups,
including Aboriginal
Traditional Owners, to help shape the regional planning and management of environmental water delivery over the long term.
In the latest episode, Andy and Indian gastropub Badmaash
owners Nakul and Arjun Mahendro whip up a
traditional shrimp saffron Indian curry with a twist,
including cocktail shrimp and heaps of microwavable rice.
We acknowledge the
traditional and original
owners of this continent and pay respect to the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities who are its custodians —
including past, present and future Elders.
And split nearly in half, Corvette
owners buy from both
traditional brick - and - mortar outlets,
including from mail order, installers and at shows, while 51 % purchase from Internet retail.
«But the
traditional luxury brands simply can't compete with the unique retail and ownership experience we'll be providing for the Equus
owner,
including «Your Time, Your Place,» the industry's first at - home vehicle demonstration program; the «At Your Service» program, which provides complimentary valet at - home pickup and no - charge maintenance for five years or 60,000 miles; and the industry's first iPad - based interactive
owner's manual.»
Dr. Lindy Ryan is
owner and publisher of Black Spot Books, a
traditional publishing house publishing titles in speculative fiction,
including genres of fantasy, dark humor, thrillers, and paranormal.
A retirement plan designed to benefit business
owners —
including the self - employed — Simplified Employee Pension Plans (SEPs) offer tax benefits and are funded using a
Traditional IRA Savings or Certificate.
The displays
include artefacts that illustrate the stories that the
traditional owners wish to share with visitors.
It contains all the
traditional infographic elements
including graphs and stats, and gives a detailed account of the
owner's background.
Many respondents,
including government, discussed how this process of managing the relationships which underpin decision making and governance can cause difficulties for
traditional owner groups at the outset of the native title process.
At this level there will be a range of options for representation
including Prescribed Bodies Corporate representing
traditional owners.
Integrating local and regional planning can also provide a number of ways to approach divisions between groups within a community,
including divisions between
traditional owners and those with historical links to the same land.
broadening the statutory functions of NTRBs to
include supporting
traditional owners to use their native title rights in ways that pursue social and economic development.
Contemporary mechanisms are particularly important in the native title system where
traditional owners are required to make complex and difficult decisions that can also
include substantial resource and monetary outcomes.
The role of non-Indigenous stakeholders,
including government and industry, in social and economic development for
traditional owners was discussed frequently during the consultations.
In the consultation material set out in chapter 1, discussions under section 8, Effective Relationships, focus on those relationships that might benefit
traditional owner groups in achieving their development goals
including relationships with the private sector and their peak bodies, government agencies, NTRBs, individuals, and the National Native Title Tribunal.
During the consultations, the issues raised, in relation to maximising economic opportunities for
traditional owners through the agreement making process,
included:
Third, agreements should
include provisions to develop existing and new skills, through suitable employment and training to ensure
traditional owners can achieve their goals.
In the context of native title, this requires that governance structures must be consistent with the values and needs of
traditional owners but also
include contemporary mechanisms like constitutions, separation of powers and other accountability measures to ensure the organisation is effective.
Representative structures must
include all the different families and factions within a group and have authority to make decisions on behalf of the
traditional owner group.
Native title groups may wish to
include other
traditional owners, non-
traditional owner Indigenous people or non-Indigenous people in their corporate structure to make it representative of the broader community in which they live, or to increase the corporation's pool of skills.
The importance of
traditional owner capacity can not be overemphasised and is
included in the principles in the Discussion Paper which require that agreements should «utilise to the fullest extent possible the existing assets and capacities of the group».
Truly representative of a diverse Indigenous polity (ensuring participation of different groups of Indigenous people
including stolen generations,
traditional owners, Torres Strait Islanders, youth and women for example).
For example, a negotiated mining agreement that
includes favourable emp loyment opportunities for
traditional owners, is unlikely to deliver actual employ ment unless it
includes a training and education scheme which allows
traditional owners to become work ready.
The Registrar of Aboriginal Corporations has hosted a similar process that brought together practitioners and
traditional owners to discuss issues of Indigenous corporation membership and finance.40 These discussions could also be broadened to address other governance issues
including separation of administrative and decision making roles, and transparent decision making.
It provides a mechanism for divisions between different interest groups within the community,
including between
traditional owners and other Indigenous residents with an historical association with the land, to be discussed and resolved.
These
Traditional Owner groups
include the Ngarrindjeri, Kaurna, Peramangk, Wamba Wamba, Wadi Wadi, Wiradjuri, Yorta Yorta, Muthi Muthi, Mungatanga, Barkindji, Taungurung, Latji Latji, Wergaia, Wotjabulak, Barapa Barapa, Gamiloroi, Bugditji, and Nyiamppa Nations.
This would provide more opportunities for
traditional owners to generate an income or livelihood from resources on their land
including flora, fauna and such things as water or sand from riverbeds.
Options that were suggested in the consultations to minimise the effects of the problems listed above
include: clear explanations and educational material so
traditional owners can understand the native title process; providing opportunities for
traditional owners to get to know one another outside of meetings - this may just
include starting a meeting a day later while families arrive and spend time with one another; and developing the skills and knowledge of NTRB staff by supporting staff training and development and; promoting staff retention and career development.
TKRP is currently operating with seven
traditional owner groups
including:
Traditional owners» development initiatives occur within a system of interrelated levels and understandings,
including the local, regional, state, national and international levels.
The Commission notes that the joint management of national parks and other conservation reserves (
including Indigenous Protected Areas) with Indigenous
traditional owners is increasingly being accepted as an appropriate option for the management and protection of these areas.
The list of issues however does not
include the development of a policy direction for the negotiation of native title agreements,
including those ancillary to a determination and those made with
traditional owner groups which may not meet the legal tests established under the Native Title Act.
Two senior members of the Dhukurrdji people (
traditional owners of an area
including the town of Maningrida) and a business in Maningrida (the Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation) argued that three aspects of the intervention were acquisitions of property under the Constitution:
While the subject of native title negotiations may be quite different, ranging from consent determinations, agreements ancillary to a determination, to agreements which do not
include a native title determination, the relationship between these three levels of negotiation is clarified by understanding their common underlying purpose - the economic and social development of the
traditional owner group.
Articulating the underlying purpose of the negotiation process at a policy level in terms of the economic and social development of the
traditional owner group would also clarify the relationship between negotiations at the three levels discussed above (negotiating consent determinations, negotiating agreements ancillary to a determination, and negotiating agreements which do not
include a native title determination).
recognises Indigenous governance within their
traditional lands
including recognition of native title holders as
owners or joint -
owners and managers of the land
Capacities and skills that could be utilised in native title agreements differ between
traditional owner groups, but may
include: the ability to use and manage their natural environment sustainably, cohesive cultural and social relationships, a
traditional decision making structure, a unique relationship to the land of their ancestors, and values that are shared by the members of the group.
Traditional owners and the Land Council will negotiate the other terms and conditions of the head - lease,
including any conditions on sub-leasing.
The welcome on both days by
Traditional Owners included leader Kyle Slabb reflecting on his mob's vision for a healthy future, with dancers connecting their stories to the local landscape.
For example, if
traditional owners have negotiated an agreement that
includes employment outcomes, a relevant evaluation would measure the number of peoplefrom the
traditional owner group employed under the agreement and identify barriers to employment.
Discussions focused on the process of development might
include the issue of time frames and how long it might take the
traditional owner group to identify its objectives and develop capacity to engage effectively with the development process.
It will evaluate the performance of these bodies against transparent indicators,
including how satisfied
traditional owners are with the service they have received
Resourcing the process of development would also be an issue for discussion in which non-financial resources,
including knowledge and skills necessary to assist
traditional owners and Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) identify and achieve the goals could be
included.