Sentences with phrase «recognition of the spiritual nature»

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Despite the abundant recognition of the communal and spiritual nature of Indigenous land rights, it is in fact these very aspects of title, communality and spirituality, which are often under attack through one stratagem or another.

Indigenous rights to their lands and territories have been a concern of international law from its origins in the 16th century expansion of Europe into the New World.24 Today, international law provides strong support for Indigenous peoples» rights to own, control and enjoy their ancestral lands.25 This recognition of the central place of land for Indigenous peoples encompasses in particular the communal nature of such title, and the central significance of spiritual connection to their country.

The approach of Justices Lee and North, it is submitted, is consistent with the High Court's previous recognition of the nature of Aboriginal connection with land as primarily a spiritual affair.