Sentences with phrase «recognised traditional country»

Not exact matches

The scenic qualities of this area have long been recognised and the idea of granting it protection as a national park were put forward as early as the 1920s, the principal reasons being that it was an extensive area of beautiful and relatively wild country but these early plans never came to fruition and urban development and changing agricultural practices continued to impinge on the area's character with much of the traditional grass «downland» being turned over to arable farming.

Scotland has always benefited from an abundance of fresh local produce of excellent quality and this has shaped the country's cuisine, producing traditional dishes and specialities that have become globally recognised and renowned.

While traditional law in Northern Australia recognises an exclusive right of access to particular areas of sea country by its owners, the High Court denied recognition of this right on the basis that it was inconsistent with two fundamental tenets of the non-Indigenous legal system: the right of innocent passage and the public right to fish.

In his judgment in Rubibi No 7, Justice Merkel recognised that «[a] chieving native title to traditional country can lead to the enhancement of self respect, identity and pride for indigenous communities.»

Some saw a native title determination, at its most basic, as a formal acknowledgement of the traditional owner group as the legally recognised group in relation to that country.

In Queensland, any group of Indigenous people may claim «claimable» land on the basis of traditional affiliation54 or historical association, 55 as well as economic or cultural viability.56 This acknowledges the greater impact of colonisation within these states, which saw substantial numbers of Indigenous people removed from their traditional lands to other regions under government powers to remove and confine Aboriginal people to any Aboriginal reserve.57 It also recognises that this removal did not sever the continuing connection of Indigenous peoples to the land, both their traditional country and reserves.

If, according to their traditional law and custom, spiritual sanctions are visited upon unauthorised entrants, and if they are the gatekeepers for the purpose of preventing such harm and avoiding injury to the country, then the native title holders have what the common law will recognise as an exclusive right of possession, use and occupation.

This reflects its willingness to recognise the people's traditional connection to country.

Yet, despite the shortcomings of the NTA and the recurring failure of the native title system to recognise and protect Indigenous interests, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders maintain their relationship to and identity with their traditional country.

Three - quarters (75 %) recognised an area as traditional country or homelands

This approach to Indigenous rights was also reflected in the 1987 Rio Declaration, which recognises the vital role of Indigenous communities knowledge and traditional practices in environmental management, and the 1992 Agenda 21, which promotes the development of national policy approaches to Indigenous participation in land and resource management and caring for country.

Land and Homelands: Gaining increased access to country and homelands to improve social lifestyles, health and well being and recognising the Indigenous relationship with the land through legislative or other initiatives such as traditional owner joint management schemes and for the Native Title Representative Body to become accountable to the constituents through transparency of its operations and governance.

However, Developers should also recognise that Traditional Owners and custodians throughout Australia retain connection to Country and also recognise the economic importance of their traditional lands to produce sustainable outcomes for future gTraditional Owners and custodians throughout Australia retain connection to Country and also recognise the economic importance of their traditional lands to produce sustainable outcomes for future gtraditional lands to produce sustainable outcomes for future generations.

In some parts of Australia, traditional sea country is constituted by an elaborate system of laws and customs that on land could be recognised as full beneficial ownership.

While the legal construction of native title in Australia has diminished the extent to which the law will recognise Indigenous laws and customs and decision - making structures, a broader policy approach to native title can give recognition to Indigenous identity as it manifests in the way of life of a vast array of traditional owner groups throughout this country.

Module 6 explores Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights, particularly those relating to land and native title and explains how Australian laws and policies have evolved to recognise and protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples» traditional connection to Country.