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First Nations Australians have expressed their interpretations of traditional custodianship through academic writing, political advocacy, traditional stories, poetry and music. Numerous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures share an understanding that, contrary to Western views on land ownership , the land "owns us".
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 (Cth), is an Act passed by the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia to enable the Commonwealth Government to intervene and, where necessary, preserve and protect areas and objects of particular significance to Australia's Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples from being desecrated or injured.
Today, Indigenous sovereignty generally relates to "inherent rights deriving from spiritual and historical connections to land". [1] Indigenous studies academic Aileen Moreton-Robinson has written that the first owners of the land were ancestral beings of Aboriginal peoples, and "since spiritual belief is completely integrated into human daily activity, the powers that guide and direct the ...
Before the fire that set Melissa Lamesch 's home ablaze on Nov. 25, 2020, the day had started with excited anticipation. Melissa was due to give birth to a baby boy in just two days, and ...
Wagait Beach is a locality approximately 8 km west of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, on the opposite side of the harbour. It makes up the Wagait Shire local government area. The population was 422 in 2021. [2] Wagait Beach is not part of Darwin, but many of its residents use the Mandorah ferry to travel to work in Darwin.
The beaches are empty in Malibu as a wildfire tears through swaths of the iconic Southern California coastline, consuming homes and vehicles and forcing residents – including legendary actor ...
An undocumented immigrant was charged with setting a woman on fire, killing her, as she slept in the New York City subway -- a horrific alleged crime that officials called "beyond comprehension."
Nyangumarta Warrarn IPA, Eighty Mile Beach: Nyangumarta: 2015: Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation [104] Nyul Nyul Rangers: Middle Dampier Peninsula, Beagle Bay: Nyul Nyul: Kimberley Land Council [105] Parnngurr Rangers (women's and men's groups) Great Sandy, Little Sandy and Gibson Deserts. Martu: Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa [96] Parnngurr Women's ...