Aboriginal Way www.nativetitlesa.org Issue 69, Summer 2018 A publication of South Australian Native Title Services

Above: Dean Ah Chee at a co-managed cultural burn at Witjira NP. Read full article on page 6. Native title groups from across the state meet

There are a range of support services Nadja Mack, Advisor at the Land Branch “This is particularly important because PBC representatives attending heard and funding options available to of the Department and Prime Minister the native title landscape is changing… from a range of organisations that native title holder groups to help and Cabinet (PM&C) told representatives we now have more land subject to offer support and advocacy for their them on their journey to become from PBCs present that a 2016 determination than claims, so about organisations, including SA Native independent and sustainable consultation had led her department to 350 determinations and 240 claims, Title Services (SANTS), the Indigenous organisations that can contribute currently in Australia. focus on giving PBCs better access to Land Corporation (ILC), Department significantly to their communities. information, training and expertise; on “We have 180 PBCs Australia wide, in of Environment Water and Natural That was the message to a forum of increasing transparency and minimising 15 and soon 16, there’s Resources (DEWNR), AIATSIS, Indigenous South Australian Prescribed Bodies disputes within PBCs; on providing an estimate that by 2025 there will be Business Australia (IBA), Office of the Corporate (PBCs) held in Adelaide focussed support by native title service about 270 – 290 PBCs Australia wide” Registrar of Indigenous Corporations recently. The forum was the first in a Ms Mack said. (ORIC), Department of SA Premier and national series hosted by the Department providers and in improving engagement Cabinet and the National Native Title of Prime Minister and Cabinet, who are by government with PBCs. The national The growing number of determined areas Council (NNTC). seeking to move PBCs towards self- series of forums for PBCs are a first step and PBCs called for an identification and sufficiency within four years. in achieving those outcomes. addressing of any issues she said. Continued on page 3

Inside: First Nations Voice silenced 5 Treaty talks with three SA Aboriginal nations 5 Co-designing the Future 9 Students find their way on the Kokoda track 11 Art sale helps Anangu return home

A “wildly successful” art auction held in Adelaide as a part of the Festival means that people with kidney disease in the APY lands will be able return home to their families and communities.

The Purple House Art Auction, held at Tandanya recently, saw works created by artists from across the APY Lands sold to support the establishment of the first permanent dialysis service in remote South Australia.

The auction, which was coordinated by the APY Art Collective, raised $169,300. The sale completes fundraising to open a permanent dialysis service in the Pukatja (Ernabella) community.

Purple House CEO Sarah Brown said that it was an emotional afternoon at Tandanya, but she was thrilled at the outcome.

“By the end of it there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. There were artists who’d lost family on dialysis, who’d never got home, there were people there who were on dialysis in Adelaide who were dreaming of going home. It was really emotional. Everyone who bought things were crying. Everyone who helped organise it were crying. We were all crying but they were happy tears” she told Aboriginal Way.

Reaching the fundraising goal for the new service is significant because of the high prevalence of kidney disease in Aboriginal communities and the need for people with kidney disease to regularly undertake dialysis.

“So when your kidneys have failed, you need dialysis three times a week for the rest of your life, as a minimum. And its Above: Marlene Spencer, Director Purple House Western Dialysis Service. five hours on the machine with your blood why we’re worrying so much for family, not “That won’t just be a great loss to centres across the lands, finally made it going through and getting cleaned” just for my family, any family” she said. individuals, families and communities happen according to Ms Brown. Ms Brown explained but to the whole Australian community. I “Our people pass away, a lot of people. “People from the APY Lands have been The large distances between regional mean you just have to go around Adelaide And we talked to our people – we got to asking for help with this for a long time, centres or capital cities, where most at the moment with Tarnanthi on to see wake up and do something, you know. and they’ve been really keen to have dialysis services are located, and the creativity and rich culture and living People getting sick – old people, middle something they could do to help us communities has a big impact on the lives languages that are a gift to all Australians aged, young ones too, will be one day to get it going, and this auction was of Aboriginal people with kidney disease. and it’s really important that we find ways young people. That’s why we keep going to celebrate and honour that and make something that everyone could get really helping people, all of the community” “Kintore is seven hours drive from sure that gets passed on” she said. enthusiastic about and really excited Alice Springs, Pukatja is five hours, Ms Spencer explained. about” she said. quite rough roads. Community based fundraising efforts like As well as the personal factors, this week’s art auction have been a staple “Now we’ve got a date that we’re working “So people basically have to pack up their having people in their own homes has of the Purple House’s history, however a towards, they’ve raised the money that lives and move either to Alice or Darwin an impact on each small community, review of Medicare currently underway will get the nurses employed and get or Perth or Adelaide. Sometimes they’re Ms Brown explained. could see more reliable sources of people home. bringing their families with them, who “It’s incredibly important that people are Government funding. are leaving their jobs and their schools That collaboration across communities back on community and looked after by to try and make a life in a capital city. “There’s been a committee set up of Aboriginal people is powerful, Sometimes they’re coming by themselves their family and that they’re passing on recommending that a new Medicare item Ms Brown says. and they are incredibly homesick and their cultural heritage to their kids and number be set up for a dialysis done in “This is a story about Aboriginal people lonely. Life becomes all about waiting for their grandkids, looking after sacred sites, a remote community and it’s got lots of having a problem, coming up with their your next dialysis day, waiting for family looking after the country, and being there support, and bipartisan support, across own solutions, seeing it be a resounding, to come and pick you up, waiting to die” for ceremony and sorry business. Because Government and Opposition. howling success and then being able to she said. that’s how the culture is passed on. “So we’re really hoping that’s going to go help other people do the same thing. This “There’s a real risk that if people aren’t Marlene Spencer is a Director of Purple ahead soon, but up until then things like is about Aboriginal people having agency given the opportunity to return to country House and was one of the community the auction yesterday mean that we can over their lives, and being able to have that this vital cultural knowledge, which members who first took the initiative push on ahead and get things open and some hope and optimism for the future has been passed on from generation get some people home ” Ms Brown said. to establish remote dialysis services in of their communities, and making sure communities. to generation will actually be lost” The opening of the first service in the that their grandkids get to learn the right Ms Brown said. “Because from the start, people dying APY Lands has been a long time coming way from the right people. And it’s about from the kidney disease, we seen a lot of Ms Brown believes that that loss also and it was fitting that the APY Art families looking after each other, it’s people in our country, in Kintore. That’s has an impact on the wider community. Collective, which represents seven art fabulous” she said.

2 Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 Native title groups from across the state meet Continued from page 1 Both of those funds accept applications at any time, though the PM&C Regional Offices. Representatives from PBCs present spoke about their communities, country Representatives from the Indigenous and organisations and took opportunities Land Corporation also spoke about to discuss and debate services and funding available to PBCs under the reforms that were raised during the “Our Land Our Future” program. Open two-day meeting. year around, the program assists Indigenous people to manage, use, Key issues discussed at the forum care for, acquire and improve land for included the proposed Native Title Act indigenous benefit. reforms, state based reform initiatives, funding available through PM&C and State-based reform changes to the NNTC which give PBCs The forum was taking place at a time of a greater role in its operation.. significant change explained SA Native Native Title Act reforms Title Services Manager of Community & Corporate Development Tom Jenkin. PBCs The Federal Government has released currently face significant reforms on a an Options Paper for reform to the state basis, including the “RARB” process Native Title Act. Further details of that under the state Aboriginal Heritage Act, paper and consultation are available the introduction of Regional Authorities, on page 14 of Aboriginal Way. state based Treaty discussions, the Above: Jamie Low, Chair of NNTC and Matthew Story CEO NNTC at the PBC Forum. According to Ms Mack from PM&C, Stronger Partners Stronger Futures as members. There is no joining fee for Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait central issues of interest to PBCs include project and the re-building of a statewide PBCs at present and once members, Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). They changes to agreement making, dispute voice for native title groups. PBCs could have input into decisions provide a wide range of publications on resolution, membership decisions and Ms Heidi Crow from the Department of about the future structure and priorities their website www.oric.gov.au to provide new transparency and accountability Premier & Cabinet (DPC) discussed the of the NNTC. Those decisions will be guidance on governance issues. ORIC also measures. Submissions to the Options Stronger Partners Stronger Futures project. finalised at the organisation’s next AGM, offers free accredited and non-accredited Paper are open until 28 February 2018. It aims to improve the ways that native title to be held in September or October 2018. governance training, including dispute groups work with mineral explorers in the Federal funding Other services available to PBCs management and rulebook development. state. After a period of consultation and Staff from the Department of Prime ideas generation, the project is now moving Those present at the forum also heard The Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) Minister and Cabinet explained that to fill out detail of potential changes to the about other services available for the offers programs assist Indigenous Commonwealth funding sources available system in the state. benefit of PBCs. Australians to buy their own homes, for PBCs include: basic support funding; own their own businesses and invest in NNTC reform PBC capacity building under the Northern AIATSIS offers family history and commercial ventures that provide strong Australia White Paper and the Indigenous The new chair of the National Native Title research services through the Native Title financial returns. Entrepreneurs Fund. Council (NNTC), Jamie Low, introduced Research Unit. It also provides a website Natural Resource Management (NRM) himself to the forum. He is Chair of www.nativetitle.org.au about and for Basic support funding is available to all Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation, a PBCs. The site is currently undergoing a Boards, a part of DEWNR, have a major PBCs and is accessed through the local collaboration of peoples with country redevelopment process. Once complete, goal that “Aboriginal people attain greater Native Title Service Provider, in South around the Great Ocean Road in Victoria. the new website will serve as a central wealth and wellbeing by taking a lead Australia SANTS. The capacity building He explained that his PBC faces many resource bank – a ‘one-stop shop’ for PBCs in natural resource management”. They fund aims to assist PBCs to generate challenges in common with other PBCs. It and for stakeholders wishing to engage with seek to consult and benefit Aboriginal economic benefits through the effective puts an emphasis on a Country Plan and PBCs. The redeveloped PBC website will be people, including PBC members, in their and sustainable management of land. It also maintains a strategic plan along with launched at the 2018 Native Title conference work and to work in partnership with is available to PBCs across Australia via economic modelling to inform decisions. in Broome to be held on 5–7 June 2018. Aboriginal people. direct application at any time of the year. The Indigenous Entrepreneurs Fund aims to The new CEO of the NNTC is Matthew ORIC provides a range of services to For more information and links to position indigenous businesses to capitalise Storey. Mr Storey explained that the NNTC assist PBC and other corporations services, visit Aboriginal Way online: on opportunities across the economy. now invites PBCs to join the organisation to comply with their rules and the www.nativetitlesa.org/aboriginal-way

Above left: Representatives of the Arabana Aboriginal Corporation. Left to right: Fiona Singer, Lorraine Merrick and Janette Milera. Above right: Left to right: Representatives of the Irrwanyere Aboriginal Corporation, Arthur Ah Chee and John Ah Chee. Representing Yandruwanha Yawarawarrka Traditional Land Owners Corporation, Joshua Haynes.

Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 3 Turkindi recognised for bringing community together

An entirely volunteer based there and what can be accessed” Employment Services used to meet – she’s retired but she still does the community information service Mr Tiwu-Copley told Aboriginal Way. they were very keen to see that minutes and types them out and prints operated by and for South Aboriginal people had a network. them up and, she’s just that passionate” The Turkindi daily emails are sent to Australian Aboriginal people has said Mr Copley. around 1700 email addresses every “They would normally meet at lunchtime, been recognised for their important day by Office Manager Mia Copley, but because you really couldn’t meet during The volunteer basis of the service allows contribution to the community. probably distributed even more widely, office hours or work time, because you it to operate without any funding apart The Turkindi information network, which according to Mr Tiwu-Copley. weren’t able to actually meet and network from a small amount it collects from some is chaired by Ivan Tiwu-Copley was “That 1700 includes Commonwealth in those days” he said. organisational and personal members. recognised by the city of Port Adelaide State Service providers, non-government The informal group became an “Last year we probably had 30 financial and Enfield recently. organisations, education departments, association in 1990 when they wrote members, a financial member is schools and private email addresses right “It was fantastic, you know there’s many up a constitution and held their first someone that helps support the network across South Australia and beyond, Aboriginal and non- AGM being held in May 2000. by paying $200 a year into the network on the Turkindi Board and they have a “So at a guesstimate, it’s probably going as a financial member. They get a badge It was a volunteer effort from the passion about Aboriginal people being out to about 3000 hits every time we and a lanyard, they can come to the start and Turkindi still operates on a informed and accessing opportunities. send an email out, that’d be a really good Christmas dinner. But the value in that is volunteer basis. guesstimate of where its hitting and you “I think doing that for so long, all of a if you posted one job advertisement in know that happens 5–10 times a day, with sudden getting acknowledged, it’s just “Everything’s on a volunteer basis. the Advertiser, you’d be paying close to different opportunities that go out from such a great feeling to be recognised We go to all the events, NAIDOC events, that straight up” he said. the network” Mr Tiwu-Copley explained. reconciliation events, represent Turkindi that you’re of value to the community” The reward comes from seeing across all sorts of different awards that said Mr Tiwu-Copley after the award. Turkindi does more than send out daily people make connections and take up emails – it also provides a forum for come up, Aboriginal awards, there’s Turkindi is a word that means opportunities, Mr Tiwu-Copley explains. sharing information and networking at always a representative of the 10 board coming together and sharing information. regular meetings. members and myself as Chair” said “My wife Mia I know when she gets The service has a majority Aboriginal Mr Tiwu-Copley. an email back, ‘oh I got a job through board and provides a daily email service, “Every month we have a meeting at Turkindi’– she gets so excited about it, as well as networking opportunities for different service providers or government “Our secretary Di Hart, for example, she’s we know its achieved something of Aboriginal people or those who work department or Aboriginal association or a non-Aboriginal person that’s volunteered value” said Mr Tiwu-Copley. with Aboriginal people. service, anyone can come to that meeting her time as secretary for many years, been and listen to what the service providers at many events, I remember in 2008 she Turkindi was recognised at Port Adelaide “What it provides is information in relation offer as far as services or training. cooked 5000 sausages at the Apology Enfield Council’s Aboriginal and Torres to employment, education, training, event at the park. Strait Islander Awards 2017 in the category venues, Aboriginal services, Aboriginal The service grew out of a professional network in the Commonwealth public sector of “Recognition of an Aboriginal or Torres service providers, events that go on “This woman has been there volunteering back in the 1990s, Mr Tiwu-Copley explained. Strait Islander group or organisation for around the place, information that is her time because of her passion for their contribution to the community”. relevant to Aboriginal people, or people “Well, the very early days, mid 90s, Aboriginal people and assisting them. who are working with Aboriginal people what were called the Aboriginal Contact She’s been doing that for all these years, You can subscribe to Turkindi daily and need to be informed about what’s Officers working for Commonwealth we’ve made her a life member and emails at [email protected]

Above: The Board of Turkindi.

4 Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 First Nations Voice silenced Anger and protest at the Federal down what people wanted in reform Presenting a general outline and However Mr Mayor does not see that Government’s rejection of a First over ten years to a very reasonable and options and leaving space for Aboriginal as a useful approach. Nations Voice to Parliament are conservative position, something that and Torres Strait Islander people to “It’s just a time wasting tactic. He continuing following the Prime does empower us but does not take away participate in further design was a knows that there is no support on the Minister’s announcement in October. from parliamentary supremacy” he said. deliberate and important part of the conservative side of politics to have a The Prime Minister and Attorney General The Prime Minister’s statement also said process, Mr Mayor said. bipartisan approach to those reforms that that the proposal for a First Nations Voice were proposed back then. He knows very jointly rejected the proposal saying they “As per self-determination and the UN do “not believe such an addition to our was missing detail. Mr Mayor rejected well, just like he knew when he asked us declaration of Indigenous rights, it would national representative institutions is that perspective. what he wanted in constitutional reforms involve Aboriginal and Torres Strait either desirable or capable of winning that he wasn’t going to agree, it’s just all “Well it makes you wonder if he has even Islander people in its design” he explained. acceptance in a referendum”. delaying tactics” Mr Mayor said. read the report, there was a whole lot of In the Prime Minister’s statement about The Statement, including the options in the report, there was a process Since the Government’s position has the First Nations Voice, he said that First Nations Voice proposal, was the proposed regarding how design would been revealed, statements in support of culmination of a series of regional be done and that the idea being that First people should go back to the 2012 the First Nations Voice have continued. Nations would play a part in designing the Expert Panel and draw on what he calls forums aiming to resolve the growing In a nationally distributed petition, the body in partnership with government.” “decades of work” in this area. dissatisfaction among Indigenous Australian Council of Social Services people with constitutional recognition (ACOSS) has stated. options on the table. “We urge the Australian Parliament Senator Pat Dodson’s called the rejection to listen to First Nations peoples’ “a kick in the guts” and Referendum recommendations in the Uluru Statement, Council member Mr Noel Pearson said and to back this attempt to improve their that Mr Turnbull “had broken the First circumstances and participate more fully Nation’s hearts of this country”. in Australian society”

The Prime Minister argued in his The Federal and Opposition are now statement that a fundamental principle negotiating on setting up a Joint of Australian democracy is “having equal Select Committee on constitutional civic rights – all being able to vote for, recognition, with the Government stand for and serve in either of the two “asking that the committee considers chambers of our national Parliament – the the recommendations of the existing House of Representatives and the Senate. bodies of work developed by the Expert Panel (2012), the Joint Select Committee “A constitutionally enshrined additional on Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres representative assembly for which Strait Islander Peoples (2015) and the only could vote Referendum Council report (2017)”. for or serve in is inconsistent with this fundamental principle.” For further information

The rejection statement also said that the Referendum Council: https://www. First Nations Voice was a radical idea that referendumcouncil.org.au/ would “inevitably become seen as a third Prime Minister & Attorney General’s chamber of Parliament”. response to Referendum Council Thomas Mayor, spokesperson for recommendations: https://www. the Uluru Convention working party pm.gov.au/media/response- said shortly after the news of the referendum-council%E2%80%99s- Government’s rejection that the proposal report-constitutional-recognition was reasonable and considered. ACOSS Joint Statement on First “There’s no way in the world that this is a Nations Voice: http://www.acoss.org. radical proposal, it’s the result of whittling au/supportfirstnations/ Government has treaty talks with three SA Aboriginal nations The South Australian Government has undertaken with Aboriginal South achieve treaty. As previously reported and Adnyamathanya for the has conducted treaty discussions Australians. This informed government in Aboriginal Way, the feeling of those Treaty-making process. with three Aboriginal Nations how to take the next steps” the Minister consulted was overwhelmingly in favour of Talks with representatives of those across the state, following the said on Facebook. treaties with individual Aboriginal Nations, nations and their communities have release of a consultation report rather than a whole of state approach. “The approach for nation based Treaty and recommendations by Treaty continued since that announcement. (instead of whole state) was drawn from Based on the recommendations in Commissioner Dr Roger Thomas. Further information these consultations given the unique Dr Thomas’ report, in August South A year after the state government opportunities, challenges and desires Australian Aboriginal groups “were invited Talking Treaty & other consultation announced its intention to pursue of individual Aboriginal nations.” to submit an Expressions of Interest to reports: https://statedevelopment. Treaty, Aboriginal Affairs Minister Kyam enter a new relationship with the South sa.gov.au/about-us/our-partners/ Maher reported that detailed talks The Treaty Commissioner completed the commenced with three Aboriginal nations report on consultation with SA Aboriginal Australian Government”. treaty-commissioner people about treaty – Talking Treaty in July – the Adnyamathanya, Narungga and The Government reported that State Government updates on Treaty: and it was publicly released in November. peoples. applications were received and considered https://statedevelopment.sa.gov.au/ “The Treaty Commissioner undertook The paper includes a report on the key by the Aboriginal Treaty Advisory aboriginal-affairs/aboriginal-affairs- what is almost certainly the most themes discussed during consultations Committee, who initially recommended and-reconciliation/initiatives/ extensive consultation any Government and a proposal for a way forward to three Aboriginal nations, Narrindjeri, treaty-discussions

Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 5 SA’s first co-managed cultural burn at

Lower Southern Arrernte man and Reducing the dominance of reeds in the Dean Ah Chee created artworks for the enough, are a threat to several nationally Cultural Ranger Dean Ah Chee used system will also increase environmental poster using traditional methods and significant species living in the spring firesticks to light the first cultural water flows, and provide more access to knowledge. At the centre of it is a seasonal area, according to DEWNR. burn on co-managed land in South open water. calendar, which shows how country Australia recently. responds to seasonal changes and when The strategy looks at different on-ground Travis Gotch, a water specialist from certain activities are undertaken. activities such as burning at strategic The burn at Loveheart Springs, part DEWNR said that the cultural burn was locations to reflect cultural practices, as of the National Heritage Listed Witjira- particularly targeted at restoring critically “The poster that I’ve done for the well as reducing the bushfire risk to life, Dalhousie Springs at Witjira National endangered species. co-management board is for the fire property, cultural assets and values and Park, was managed in partnership management of Witjira National Park, “We’re undertaking a process now of the environment. between the Irrwanyere Aboriginal and in that is including Aboriginal Culture reintroducing traditional cultural burning Corporation and the Department and the Western management of fire Dean Ah Chee believes the strategy in conjunction with our understanding for Environment, Water and Natural together” said Dean Ah Chee. represents an important partnership of the environment at Dalhousie, we Resources (DEWNR) last month. with the traditional owners of Witjira NP are trying to protect and conserve and Witjira NP Co-Management Board and DEWNR, builds on reconciliation and Approximately 338 hectares of the expand the habitat of some of these Member and Co-Chair of the Irrwanyere Common Reed (Phragmites australis) species that have just recently been Aboriginal Corporation, Arthur Ah Chee makes the landscape healthier. vegetation growing in and around the nominated to be shifted to critically spoke about the draft Witjira Waru Pulka “Doing fire management programs springs were burnt. endangered” he said. (Fire Management) Strategy, which is creates new life, with new plants for our currently out for consultation. Dean Ah Chee guided the DEWNR Witjira NP Co-Management Board Member animals and the chance for Aboriginal fire management staff around the area, Marilyn Ah Chee explained that fire had “This is a co-operative approach which people to see their cultural sites” he said. using markers to show where it was always been a part of caring for country. looks to manage fire across the park The strategy is now available for ok to go and which areas to avoid for for the next 10 years, by combining our “Lower Southern and public comment. Individuals and cultural reasons. traditional and cultural knowledge with people have cared for communities are encouraged to read contemporary environmental practices “We have got traditional connections to this country for many, many generations. it and provide feedback to DEWNR to support looking after and caring for here, this country, and it’s important that This country needs to be cared for and by 28 February 2018. country. we look after the sites around the spring fire is a great tool for achieving that. area that’s been left for us to look after Our aspiration is to use cultural fire “It reflects the joint commitment of the To have your say visit: from our Elders before us” he said. management across Witjira to help care Witjira National Park Co-Management http://yoursay.sa.gov.au for country traditionally for the benefit of Board to facilitate and support the Burning the dense reeds creates more For interactive maps and more detailed all” said Mrs Ah Chee. cultural aspirations of the Wangkangurru diverse habitat areas, crucial for the information on the strategy poster, go to people, and Lower Southern Arrernte health and survival of unique fish species This prescribed burn coincides with the http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/ people” said Arthur Ah Chee. including the Nationally Listed Dalhousie release of a draft Witjira Waru Pulka (Fire managing-natural-resources/fire- Gudgeon (Mogurnda thermophila) and Management) Strategy which has been Inappropriate fire regimes, when fires management/bushfire-risk-and- Dalhousie Goby (Chlamydogobius gloveri). made in the form of a poster. either happen too often or not often recovery/fire-management-maps

Above: Aidan Galpin (DEWNR Fire Management Officer), Dean Ah Chee (Cultural Ranger) and Travis Gotch (Senior DEWNR Water Officer) at the Witjira prescribed burn.

6 Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 Above: Brett Williams (DEWNR Fire Management Officer) at the Witjira NP prescribed burn. Water Coordinator for Murray Mallee Corporation

A Water Coordinator has been of Environment, Water and Natural appointed as the first employee of The Resources (DEWNR) and with business River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal support from SA Native Title Services. Corporation (RMMAC), paving the way for more community based growth The role is just the first step for RMMAC, for the Riverland organisation. with the Board also recently entering two contracts that mean local employment Local man Kingsley Abdulla was is managed by the the organisation. The appointed to the role of First People’s first contract is with Fulton Hogan for Water Coordinator late last year, a role civil works and the second contract with that supports First People’s engagement DEWNR for cultural heritage monitoring. in the development of a Basin Plan and Water Resource plans. That means around sixteen heritage monitors and four civil workers are now Christine Abdulla, Chairperson for RMMAC said that the Coordinator would being employed and directed by RMMAC, play an important role for traditional with Ms Abdulla acting as Cultural owners in the Riverland. Heritage Coordinator.

“They’ll be doing a lot of representation Ms Abdulla says that the progress the of RMMAC, because our determination organisation is making is due to the positive is over mainly all the waters up in the way the Board has found to work together. Riverland, so we need to talk with “The good thing about it is that we’re government bodies about the Murray all moving together in our area up there Darling Basin, our water plans, our once one person moves, we all know country based plans, we’ve got someone that can do that now” she said. because we all talk to each other. We are looking at our strategic plan, we are Mr Abdulla said that water use is crucial looking at where we’re going to be in in the area – “water to us is like an artery, three to five years time” she said. we live off the land and it contributes to all parts of life”. They even hope to open a permanent office in the near future, which Ms Abdulla He said that advocating for a water says could provide a base for community allocation was one of the biggest connections and services. challenges of the job. It’s an exciting time for the organisation “Some of the stuff we want to do, like re- according to Ms Abdulla. do our nurseries, which is our billabongs “We wanted to be a business on our own so we have native birds and wildlife can and we’re just a young corporation, we’re actually breed, even the plants and even in our baby stages, our infant stages. the aquatic plants” he said. We’re not a big PBC like some, but we’re The Coordinator role was established making small steps and they’re giant Top: Christine Abdulla and Frances Lindsay from The River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation. through a grant from the Department steps to us” she said. Above: Left to right: Christine Abdulla and Kingsley Abdulla.

Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 7 Contact First A new short video profiling the my mother’s, my kid’s country” says any ground disturbance that happens The Ngadjuri Contact First video is Ngadjuri Nation aims to encourage Ngadjuri woman Jaye Rigney. on Ngadjuri country. an initiative of the Stronger Partners potential developers to connect more Stronger Futures project, and aims to Quenten Agius, Chairperson of Ngadjuri However Mr Aguis says that that appropriately with the traditional Nations Aboriginal Corporation, says that supports the Ngadjuri Nations Aboriginal owners for country around the mid connection does not mean that potential Ngadjuri see their country as a whole. Corporation by educating people about North of South Australia. development would be rejected, just that “Our country and what it means to us – it is essential that people make contact Ngadjuri People, their country and The Ngadjuri Nation have an ancient when we look at hills in that environment, with Ngadjuri early. culturally appropriate protocols for when and spiritual connection to their land cultural waterways, the trees, the bushes, and how to engage with them. A video that means they feel strongly about any “You will find once you talk to the the artefacts, the insects, all play a part with the Arabana Aboriginal Corporation impact on their country, but that does not Ngadjuri Board that you will see that within our story lines. is currently in production. mean they are against development say we are easy to get on with. Ngadjuri spokespeople in the short film. These stories have been handed down, from “We are not against development. Our living You can view the video here: generation to generation to generation. “We want developers to respect cultural areas need to be protected and http://minerals.statedevelopment. the Ngadjuri people and our land. “We the Ngadjuri people feel strongly in working with you we hope to achieve a sa.gov.au/land_access/stronger_ My ancestors, my grandmother’s, about our country and any development, good outcome for all” Mr Aguis says. partners_stronger_futures

Above: Quenten Agius, Chair of Ngadjuri Nation. Ngarrindjeri Native Title Claim Determined

The Ngarrindjeri people have had The Ngarrindjeri People’s lawyer Shaun native title recognised in a hearing Berg acknowledged the many years of the Federal Court on their of pursuit of native title recognition by country by the River Murray. Ngarrindjeri people.

On 14 December 2017, Justice White Mr Darrell Sumner, the Chairperson convened the Federal Court at Sturt of the Ngarrindjeri Native Title Reserve in Murray Bridge to deliver Management Committee also spoke of the native title journey. his determination in the matter of Ngarrindjeri and Others Native Title “We started 25 years ago. 95% of our Claim (Part A). elders have passed and we have not finished our quest for native title for all “Today marks the formal recognition of Ngarrindjeri land” he said. of the traditional ownership, by the Ngarrindjeri people, of this land,” he said. A native title claim was lodged by the First Nations of the South East, represented by “The court’s orders do not have the effect SA Native Title Services, which over-laps of creating native title, instead they are a the southern portion of the Ngarrindjeri declaration that native title exists in the and others native title claim. That matter land and has always existed” Justice White is expected to go into mediation by the told the audience of around 200 people. Federal Court in February 2018. Above: The Ngarrindjeri Consent Determination at Murray Bridge on 14 December 2017.

8 Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 Co-designing the Future

On 17 and 18 October 2017, the of mineral exploration and native title in The purpose of the Workshop was to The spirit of respect and cooperation South Australian Government’s South Australia. work together to share ideas, expertise between parties was outstanding and Mineral Resources Division held an Discussions sought improved trust and and wisdom, with a view to: a commitment from all was reached to independently facilitated Workshop continue to work together on reform into collaboration between mineral explorers • building further trust between in Port Augusta for those parties who 2018. A process to progress issues was and traditional owners, and identified government, native title groups and are actively involved in negotiating how current processes could be strongly supported by attendees. industry; native title mining agreements under streamlined and improved. The Workshop There is now a clear pathway forward Part 9B of the Mining Act 1971. was the outcome of over two years of • strengthening relationships based towards regulatory and policy consultation undertaken in the lead up on understanding, respect and early Over 80 representatives attended the to the launch of the Stronger Partners, engagement; reform aimed at supporting better Co-designing the Future Workshop to Stronger Futures program. communication, capacity and partnering discuss and share their ideas and • driving better collaboration between between native title groups and explorers. The key issues considered included agree a path forward to progress stakeholders; and The government is committed to continue possible reform. cultural heritage management, ‘low impact’ exploration, alternative native title • identifying co-designed solutions its consultative approach to mining sector This was the largest ever meeting of schemes, early engagement, and further to the operation of the native title reform as a way of co-designing better Traditional Owners, mineral explorers, opportunities for collaboration and better system for mineral exploration in solutions and policy outcomes. and peak bodies, to discuss the future communication between all parties. South Australia. Source: SA Government Mineral Resources Division Have your say at the 2018 State Election Aboriginal electors – particularly those Voting and enrolling is compulsory for all living in remote communities – Australian citizens who are 18 or older. will have more opportunities than ever “I also encourage electors to visit our before to participate. website from mid-January 2018 to “I’m also very pleased that we will access the range of information and be recruiting a number of Aboriginal publications about voting, including Information Officers to work with our material in ” Mr Sherry said. mobile polling teams in remote locations.” Key dates for the 2018 “When you vote at the election, you State Election include: are having a say in what happens with your local community and the whole of • 23 February 2018 – deadline for South Australian Electoral “The Electoral Commission is committed South Australia. But don’t forget that in enrolling or updating your details Commissioner Mick Sherry is to supporting all eligible Aboriginal order to vote you have to be enrolled by on the electoral roll calling on all Aboriginal electors South Australians to participate in the 23 February 2018.” to make sure they are properly Election, and we have been focused on • 26 February 2018 – deadline for nominating as a candidate enrolled and have their say on the a consultation-based approach to design “The quickest way to enrol for the future of South Australia at the our voting services. first time or update your details is • Specific dates between upcoming State Election. 7–16 March – mobile polling “We’ve received valuable feedback from through our website at ecsa.sa.gov.au available at over 40 locations In March 2018 about 1.2 million South meetings with Aboriginal stakeholders You can also pick up a paper enrolment across South Australia Australians will vote at the 2018 South in Adelaide and through visits to the form from any Australia Post office, Australian State Election, supported APY Lands over the past few months. if there is one in your community, • 17 March 2018 – Polling Day by more than 6,000 polling officials at This feedback has helped us shape our or ring on 1300 655 232 and we’ll send 700 polling places. planning for the Election next year, and one out to you.” Source: Australian Electoral Commission Australian Anthropological Society Annual Conference

The Australian Anthropological Society Annual Conference was held in Adelaide in December. Mark McInerney from the National Native Title Tribunal introduced important and useful new online tools to research, map and help understand country. See maps of your country and the whole of Australia at Native Title Vision at: www.ntv.nntt.gov.au

Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 9 Needs of Aboriginal children overlooked in reforms

Long term decisions that will have a huge impact on vulnerable Aboriginal children in South Australia are being made without the real input of Aboriginal people, according to a group of experienced Elders and community leaders.

With Aboriginal children significantly overrepresented in SA’s Child Protection system and a third bill to change the system currently before State Parliament, the Aboriginal Community Leadership Reference Group (ACLRG) has issued a statement saying that “the SA government appears to be not at all interested in safeguarding the best interest of the Aboriginal child’s wellbeing and safety in its reshaping of its Child Protection reforms”.

The ACLRG was formed specifically to advise on child protection reforms Above: The Aboriginal Community Leadership Reference Group (ACLRG). following the Nyland Royal Commission. “The Government was very positive – they “I was pretty wild and I just got going” protection reforms, what is concerning The Commission came about after were about to announce that the release Ms Clarke said. ACLRG is whether or not their advice is mounting evidence that the state of the Nyland Report, they were all ready actually being endorsed and accepted” was not effectively helping vulnerable With the support of Minister Kyam Maher for the announcements and publicity. says Ms Axleby. children who were being abused, and the and Minister Susan Close, the Aboriginal prosecution of a government carer for “But I looked around that meeting room. Community Leadership Reference Group “If you’re going to have a true partnership multiple cases of child sexual abuse. And there was not one other Aboriginal (ACLRG) was formed. and you want a true Aboriginal person there. There was no organisation engagement body such as the ACLRG, Melissa Clarke was appointed Chair of It was in 2016 at a stakeholders meeting to put our perspective, to be able to then the Government needs to take the new group. Other members include convened by Minister Susan Close, really step up and put the case for that advice on board and respect it and Sandra Miller, who has long experience that Director of Aboriginal Services at Aboriginal children” she said. implement it, otherwise its tokenistic and the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement working in child protection in the health the ACLRG are very clear that they’re not (ALRM), Melissa Clarke realised that With a background in child protection sector; Brian Butler, a well-respected there to be a tokenistic body” she said. and youth justice, Ms Clarke saw the Elder who had an involvement with the something was very amiss with the One of the central concerns of the significance of the moment and brought Aboriginal Child Care Agency; Sandy discussion about changing South ACLRG is that Aboriginal Child Placement together Elders and community leaders Marty, Acting Deputy CEO NPY Women’s Australia’s child protection system. Principles, which were developed to establish a community group who had Council; Narungga elder ; following the landmark Bringing Them “It was in anticipation of the release important cultural knowledge as well CEO of Kornar Winmil Yunti Craig Rigney, Home Report, have been “watered of the Nyland Report” Ms Clarke told as experience in child protection and and recently Makinti Minutukjur, member down considerably”. Aboriginal Way. community self-determination. of the APY Executive. “We’re saying that you have to have the With Aboriginal children making up Aboriginal Child placement principles, nearly 40 percent of children in out-of- which are about ensuring that the child home care, and 50 percent of children Salisbury Library is connected to culture, is placed in in residential care, the advice that the kinship, or within Aboriginal families, their ACLRG can offer is crucial, says ALRM identity is maintained and the department Services celebrate CEO Cheryl Axleby. has a responsibility to ensure that the “The ACLRG are there to ensure that Aboriginal identity and cultural context is NAIDOC 2017 the Aboriginal cultural context is at the maintained while they’re under the care forefront of the minds within the child of the Minister” Cheryl Axleby explained. protection reforms, but also in regards Melissa Clarke and the ACLRG have a with Tal Kin Jeri to the re-development of any bills that clear vision for a system to support go before parliament. Salisbury Library Services report that The performance showcases the unique vulnerable Aboriginal children. they welcomed the Tal Kin Jeri dance cultures of the Ngarrinjeri Nations. “The ACLRG role is to ensure that the “A Co-Commissioner for Aboriginal group to mark NAIDOC Week 2017. Traditional culture and stories depicted needs of Aboriginal communities and Children who would be the individual children are enshrined in the bills, in the oversight mechanism for accountability for We had the brilliant Tal Kin Jeri Dancers in dance and song. Uncle Moogy of Tal regulations and in the child protection Aboriginal children would be very valuable. perform for our final NAIDOC Event for Kin Jeri had adults as well as the children reforms” she said. 2017 on Friday 20 October. We had a happy to participate in the dance. We “Falling under that [Co-Commissioner full house – 250 students and 29 Adults explored cultural awareness through a The body has been formally endorsed for Aboriginal Children] we would make at our Para Hills Branch-Para Hills Hall- fusion of dance, didgeridoo – stories that by the Government, embedded in the sure that there are culturally safe Salisbury Library Service. relate the diversity of Aboriginal Australia. Child Protection Reform Governance environments, institutions, decision Framework and an Executive Officer making, policy development, legislation funded on a short-term basis. and then cultural proficiency within the organisations – so government and Despite that formal support, the ACLRG non-government organisations that have feel their contribution is being treated as a role in working with Aboriginal children a token, a feeling that was strengthened and families apply that cultural lens to when the group was given the latest their work” Ms Clarke said. reform bill only the day before it was put The Children and Young People before parliament. (Wellbeing, Development & Early “While there has been engagement with Intervention) Bill is currently before the department in regards to the child state parliament.

10 Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 Aunty Joy Reid supporting play across the Far West Coast

During an average week, Aunty Joy I just enjoy the work. If I didn’t enjoy it, is more inclusive of Aboriginal families. “We’ve got a great team. We’re really Reid drives over 500 kilometres to I’d have retired years ago! But I just love Prior to joining Save the Children, she supportive and we help one another. deliver early learning supported doing what I’m doing.” helped establish the first kindergarten for Such a good crew to work with. playgroups for Aboriginal children Aunty Joy helped establish Save the Aboriginal children in Ceduna with another No fights or arguments. It’s a really living in remote communities on the Children’s Early Childhood Care and local Aboriginal woman, Margo Walker. excellent team here.” West Coast of South Australia. Development Program on the far west “I just love it, going out there,” she says. coast of South Australia in 2010, and “There’s a railway line we cross, just out she has been central to Save the of Ceduna and we cheer every time we Children’s Play2Learn program in cross it. We love getting out of town to Ceduna, and Yalata ever since. visit these communities.” She provides an outlet for families to A proud /Barngala woman, enjoy time with their children, while also Aunty Joy is a hugely respected acting as a mentor to younger staff. Aboriginal Elder who has worked for Last year alone, she provided early over 45 years to support Aboriginal learning opportunities for over 100 children and their families. children who otherwise would have had little access to early education This October, her commitment and due to their remote location. passion were rewarded with the Children’s Week Award at Government “It’s very important for them to start House in South Australia. learning and seeing new things as they’re growing up – learning right from wrong “I wasn’t expecting anything! One of my and establishing a routine before they colleagues just said ‘hey, you’ve won start kindy and then school.” this award and you need to go to Government House in Adelaide to get it.’ Throughout her career, Aunty Joy has and I said ‘WHAT?!’ I was very honoured. been involved in the early education of I just enjoy what I’m doing, you know? generations of children and has worked I never put my hand for anything like this. tirelessly to ensure that early education Students find their way on the Kokoda track

A group of high school students of the gruelling Kokoda track in southern different being in the places where all While there they heard heart-breaking who walked the gruelling Kokoda Papua New Guinea. these stories took place and hearing story of brothers, Stan and Butch Hissett about all the different stories a lot of of the 2/14th Battalion. track recently discovered the Alex Witty is a music student at Brighton these soldiers went through, what they untold stories of eleven South High, and he told Aboriginal Way that The group learned how Stan held his all individually went through both Australian Aboriginal servicemen, while stories from the 1942 battles at dying brother, singing “Danny Boy” to physically and mentally” he said. their own resilience and leadership Kokoda are familiar, being on location him as he passed. Accompanying this capacity and the power of music made history come alive. The trip was designed to be a presentation was a stirring rendition of for reconciliation. “Danny Boy” by a choir of trekkers. “Like it was hell, it was just hell for those reconciliation journey and was a powerful experience for Alex and other students. The 2017 Kokoda Track Reconciliation boys… you couldn’t imagine what those “It was probably one of the hardest things Trek, organised by Reconciliation SA, saw boys went through so it was good to be “Well it was able to put us all in a I’ve ever done emotionally, to have to sit a group of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal able to be there and pay respect to them. completely uncomfortable zone and through” Alex said. high school students, along with teachers “I mean I read a book about it before deal with the whole trek and everything “Everyone was on the same page and university mentors, walk the 106 km I went to Kokoda but it was just so much that happened on the trek together as you know, you couldn’t see a dry eye a group, which was amazing, you know anywhere, everyone was in tears and you I was surrounded by friends, in the end know it was quite memorable, we had practically a family, we all grew so a small little choir, and we sang and we close” he said. just remembered all together and it was Samara Ferndandez is a Psychology beautiful to do that all in such a group. student at UniSA and she attended the “Because it was towards the end of trek as a mentor for the high school the trek as well, everyone had become students. She says she witnessed them so familiar with each other, it was just grow and learn along the track. beautiful to see how we all reacted and “I think a lot of people truly found who helped each other out afterwards and that they were as a person and they really will always just stick with me” he said. dug deep and you know left a lot of their For Alex, a keen musician, the experience negativity on the trip and everyone’s proved the power of music in reconciliation. probably changed a lot from the trek. “It was incredible, it brought our culture “There were obviously the students as well with the Buna Boys (local guides) and they had their mentors and their all together and we all came around teachers, but at times you also saw them almost every night and we’d sing songs mentoring each other and supporting together by the fire each other so that was really nice to “It really brought everyone together, see” she said. just being able to communicate with the One intense time for both Alex and locals in something they love as much as Samara came at the village of Isurava. we do, it was just amazing” he said.

Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 11 Our column in review features reviews and stories on Aboriginal writers, artists and musicians. We welcome your feedback and suggestions. So if you know of a new work about to published or an artist or musician please contact us on (08) 8110 2800. Remote communities art & culture on show

Artists from Art Centres right an opportunity for people to meet artists around rural and remote Australia personally and be sure that they are travelled late in 2017 to Adelaide to purchasing ethically. present their art works to buyers and “It’s the best way for people who are collectors at the TARNANTHI Art Fair. unaware of how to ethically purchase The event was held at Tandanya National Aboriginal art, to make sure it’s ‘right Aboriginal Cultural Institute. way’” Ms Kirkwood says.

Cara Kirkwood, a Mandandanji, Bidjara “At an art fair you will get a certificate of and Mithaka woman from Queensland authenticity, a statement about the work who managed the event for TARNANTHI, and a little bit of information about what says that Art Fairs are a showcase of the the work actually is” she explains. diversity of Aboriginal visual culture. One of the central challenges of “This gives you an opportunity to access a major national event is getting work that has come from the Torres artworks and people to the venue, Strait Islands, the Kimberleys, Western Ms Kirkwood explains. Desert, Far North Queensland, Tasmania. “For example, if you’re from Torres Strait Tjungkaya Tapaya and Nyurapaya Kaika Lindsay’s works tell stories of the travels We’ve got artists represented from right Islands, you’ve got to get your art work are the Directors of the APY Art Centre of his ancestors, and of his children across the country” she says wrapped, freighted, which means it’s got Collective (pictured top). They have across his country. As well as an astounding showcase of to be boated across from an Island to a brought a huge collection of art from The TARNANTHI Festival and the Art Fair Indigenous creativity, the event provides mainland point to then get on a truck, to communities in the APY Lands, including are labelled “contemporary”, however then transit all the way down, possibly Tjungkaya Tapaya’s work Seven Sisters. Ms Kirkwood believes its important to in review in on a train, there’s so many means that Joy Burrunna (pictured right) from see Aboriginal art in a continuum. get artworks here, let alone the artists Bula Bula Arts has travelled from the themselves” Cara Kirkwood says. “People often like to use the word community of Ramingining in North East Traditional within Aboriginal art, but “People often arrive quite tired Arnhem Land with her artworks for the you know this is just a continuum, because of the long travel times they’ve TANDANYA Art Fair. there hasn’t been a stopping point. incurred, however once they get here, She explains the story behind her work people are really excited, people want “People have been making art and King Brown. The King Brown is her totem to talk about their work, they want to making ceremony and engaging in and an old story from her family, where showcase their work, they want to talk culture in a continuous manner for the blue tongue lizards fought the King about their culture.” 40, 60 thousand years” she said. Brown for his home. That sharing of culture is central to the At the TARNANTHI Art Fair you can see Lindsay Malay (pictured right) is from TARNANTHI Art Fair. those practices continue and thrive. the Warmun Art Centre in the Kimberleys. “This is what the art fairs are all about Kimberley Aboriginal artists from The TARNANTHI Art Fair is an annual actually, looking at culture in a visual different Art Centres have worked event at Tandanya National Aboriginal sense” Cara Kirkwood says. together to bring their works to Adelaide. Cultural Institute in October.

Top: Tjungkaya Tapaya and Nyurapaya Kaika, Directors of the APY Art Centre Collective Above: Cara Kirkwood, Organiser of Tarnanthi Art Fair.

12 Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 This page: Top row: Works at Tarnanthi Art Fair; Middle row: Joy Burrunna from Bula Bula Arts with her work and totem King Brown; Bottom row left: Lindsay Malay from the Warmun Art Centre in the Kimberleys.

Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 13 Significant reform of SA Native Title Native Title Act proposed Services has a

The Federal Government is that a traditional decision-making looking to develop and introduce process must be adopted if one exists new Chairperson amendments to the Native Title Act, within the group. which it says will more efficiently The Options Paper proposes that native resolve claims, improve agreement title claimants and native title holders making and promote the autonomy should be permitted to select their of native title groups in making decision-making process, whether decisions and resolving disputes. traditional or not. An Options Paper has been released which brings together changes that have been Claims resolution and process recommended by several reviews of the Native title claimant applications seek Act in recent years. These include reviews the legal recognition of the rights by The Australian Law Reform Commission, and interests of the native title claim the Council of Australian Governments and group to land and waters according the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous to their traditional laws and customs. Corporations (ORIC). Compensation applications seek The Government has invited feedback on compensation for the loss or impairment the Reforms to the Native Title Act (Cth) of their native title rights and interests. 1993 Options Paper from Prescribed The Options Paper states that Bodies Corporate (PBCs) and other native stakeholders consider that claims title stakeholders. This feedback will be resolution procedures can be improved in used to shape the amendments to the Act. a range of ways.

Full details of the possible changes It proposes a range of options that it are available on the Attorney says aims to improve the efficiency and Above: Left to right: Lavene Ngatokorua, Paul Case, John Briggs, April Lawrie, Allan Hunter and Craig Allen General’s website here: https://www. effectiveness of claims resolution. at SANTS AGM 2017. ag.gov.au/Consultations/Pages/ Currentnativetitlereforms.aspx Post determination dispute SA Native Title Services held its “It’s also strategically positioning itself to AGM on Monday 27 November 2017, ensure the organisation has longevity and Key changes that are canvassed in the management appointing a new Chairperson, solid future growth. Options Paper can be summarised: Prescribed Bodies Corporate are the accepting audited financial “I’m excited about the next 12 months entities charged with managing the native statements and confirming the Section 31 Agreements as chairperson and am committed to title rights of the common law holders. membership of the Board. Section 31 agreements primarily relate to Importantly this includes a duty to consult working closely with my fellow Board the grant of mining and exploration rights the common law holders in relation to Craig Allen, a Yandruwandha members, Keith Thomas the CEO and the over land which may be subject to native native title decisions. man who works at entire deadly SANTS team” he said. title, and the compulsory acquisition of Flinders University in the faculty The Options Paper states that native title All other existing members remain native title rights. of medicine, takes on the role of disputes, in particular those between on the Board, with the majority of Chairperson of SANTS. The Options Paper proposes confirming PBCs and native title holders, impact positions remaining designated for the validity of existing section 31 on governance and the ability of PBCs On his appointment, Mr Allen said Aboriginal people. agreements and making changes and native title holders to fulfil their he was humbled by the opportunity. The SANTS Board is: to the role of the applicant in future obligations and to exercise their native Craig Allen – Chair section 31 agreements. title rights. “It’s an absolute honour and a privilege to be nominated as chairperson of the Damian Coulthard – Deputy Chair Paul Case – Treasurer Authorisation and the applicant It proposes a range of options that it SANTS Board. says aims to improve the efficiency and April Lawrie The applicant for a native title or effectiveness of dispute resolution. “SANTS as a not-for-profit Aboriginal John Briggs compensation application is the person community controlled organisation Lavene Ngatokorua or people who have been authorised by The complete Reforms to the Native Title continues to achieve its core outcomes of Allan Hunter the wider native title claim group to act Act (Cth) 1993 Options Paper can be Native Title determinations and economic Craig Allen on their behalf. viewed here: https://www.ag.gov.au/ development of custodial groups. Troy McNamara Consultations/Pages/Reforms-to- The Options Paper proposes allowing the-Native-Title-Act-1993.aspx claim groups to define the scope of the applicant’s authority in conducting a claim. Submission details: SANTS Annual Report Agreement-making and Submissions on the options paper will be future acts accepted until Wednesday 28 February 2018. now available The future acts regime within the Native Submissions can be emailed to: Title Act provides ways for certain things [email protected] South Australian Native Title to be done on native title land. A key Service’s Annual Report for 2016 Submissions may also be posted to: feature of the future acts regime are / 2017 is now available online at ILUAs (Indigenous Land Use Agreements). Native Title Unit the SANTS website: https://www. Attorney-General’s Department The Options Paper proposes several ways nativetitlesa.org/our-publications 3–5 National Circuit in which alternative agreement-making The Annual Report includes an update on BARTON ACT 2600 processes might be established. It also the status of native title claims across proposes changes it says would streamline If PBC stakeholders have any questions South Australia as at 30 June 2017, as existing agreement-making processes about the reforms process or the well as a reflection on the challenges and mechanisms for making all native title options included in the paper, please faced by SANTS and native title groups agreement-making more transparent. contact the Native Title Unit in the over the 2016 / 2017 financial year. Attorney General’s Department: SANTS reports on its financial operations Indigenous decision-making Email: [email protected] for the past year and looks ahead to South Australian Native Title Services Ltd The Native Title Act currently prescribes Phone: (02) 6141 3615 further achievements in 2018. Annual Report 2016/2017

14 Aboriginal Way, Summer 2018 SANTS: Working to achieve sustainable Aboriginal nations

SA Native Title Services (SANTS) legislative responsibilities and develop is the Native Title Service Provider and grow to achieve their goals. (NTSP) for South Australian under SANTS activity in supporting PBCs the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). includes; developing and strengthening As NTSP, SANTS provides legal governance practices, facilitating representation and guidance, anthro- community-based planning to develop pological research and community strategies, implementing agreements SOUTH AUSTRALIAN liaison to support traditional owners and managing native title benefits, with native title applications, NATIVE TITLE SERVICES accessing business development negotiations and determinations. services, providing business services SANTS also provides a wide range of such as finance, human resources and Level 4 services to South Australia’s Aboriginal secretarial support, delivering community 345 King William Street Nations who hold or may hold native title development projects including for ADELAIDE SA 5000 and works with Aboriginal Nations to cultural heritage and country and realise their aspirations, which are often engaging in policy and legislative reform broader than the recognition of native title. and implementation. Editor There are currently fifteen Prescribed SANTS always welcomes Aboriginal Keith Thomas Bodies Corporate (PBCs) established in Nations and native title groups who South Australia to manage determined would like to work more with us. native title areas. SANTS works with Communications Officers many of these groups to support them in We receive funding from the Commonwealth their native title outcomes, comply with and South Australian Governments. Lucy Kingston Kaliah Alice

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