FAR West Aboriginal people have rejoiced after they were granted Native Title of over 75,000 kilometres of land following a special sitting of the Federal Court at Lake Pidinga, near Yalata on Thursday. The hearing was to provide Consent Determination over claims from the Far West Coast claim group to recognise Native Title rights and […]
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19
Jun
NATIVE title rights for indigenous people on the Far West Coast will be recognised in a Federal Court hearing at Lake Pidinga, north of Yalata today. This claim is the largest native title claim in South Australia, and covers 80,000 kilometres from the Western Australian border, to Tarcoola in the north and Streaky Bay in […]
Far West Native Title passed – WCS
19
Jun
ABORIGINAL people from across the Far West Coast celebrated after a vote was passed to approve the terms of the Far West Coast Native Title Claim on Saturday. Representatives of the six claimant groups met at the Far West Aboriginal Sporting Complex from Thursday to Saturday to learn the terms put forward by the South […]