Sentences with phrase «people and culture maintenance»

But ultimately it's not highway maintenance he is talking about — it is people and culture maintenance.

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The human rights principles that are relevant to developing a sustainable relationship between Indigenous people and mining companies are racial equality and non-discrimination; effective participation; right to protection and maintenance of culture; and self - determination.

In some areas the effects of climate change are already being experienced by Indigenous peoples in Australia, particularly on island communities, in the Torres Strait and other islands and communities along the coastline of Australia, and also those Indigenous groups whose lives, and maintenance of culture, depends on the Murray Darling River.17

The survival of Indigenous peoples as distinct societies also depends on maintenance of their cultures and languages.

Economic Independence: An increasing number of Indigenous organisations or individuals owning their own businesses and / or entering into joint ventures; Indigenous people benefiting from training and employment opportunities provided through CDEP and employment schemes; Indigenous people benefiting form the maintenance and promotion of heritage and culture through community owned enterprises.

2 RELEVANT HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES 2.1 Relevance of human rights to State government 2.2 Equality and non-discrimination 2.3 Development and self - determination 2.4 Maintenance of Indigenous culture 3 ROLE OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN THE REVIEW 3.1 Scope for Committee's addressing Indigenous issues 3.2 Extent of Indigenous involvement 3.3 Use of case examples 3.4 Committee's disposition to Indigenous rights 4 ANALYSIS OF NATIVE TITLE SYSTEM and ABORIGINAL HERITAGE 4.1 Native Title Act and procedures 4.2 Croker Island case 4.3 Interaction between native title and other development approvals 4.4 Resourcing and negotiating outcomes 5 RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1 Report inaccuracies or misdescriptions 5.2 The way forward

For all Indigenous peoples, culture is essential for spiritual, emotional and social growth and maintenance and provides the «spear and shield»; it provides our resistance and resilience.

Friends, I would like to encourage you all today, in the spirit of this years NAIDOC theme, to «Advance Australia Fair» and be part of advancing the livelihoods of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the full acceptance that culture is the key to caring for country, and caring for country is the key to the maintenance and strengthening of our culture and well - being.