What is Kenbi land claim?
Formally lodged in 1979, the Kenbi land claim was the key battleground in the fight for jurisdiction over land between the newly formed Northern Territory Government, and the NLC (established under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976(Cth) (‘ALRA’)).
What is Kenbi?
The Kenbi claim, which covers most of Cox Peninsula – 130 kilometres by road and 10 kilometres by ferry from Darwin – was the longest-running Aboriginal land claim case in Australia’s history.
Where is Kenbi?
The Kenbi land claim, the longest running under Australia’s Land Rights Act, has been settled with about 52,000 hectares on the Cox peninsula adjacent to Darwin to become Aboriginal land.
Who led the Australian Freedom Riders?
Charles Perkins
Who were the Freedom Riders? Arrernte Alice Springs man Charles Perkins led the 1965 Freedom Ride. Perkins was one of the first Indigenous Australians to graduate from tertiary education and went on to be appointed the head of the government’s Department of Aboriginal Affairs in 1984.
How did the Wave Hill Walk Off Help Aboriginal land rights?
The Wave Hill walk-off had paved the way for the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. In 1975 the Gurindji people bought the pastoral lease with grazing rights to part of the station. Finally, to give back to you formally in Aboriginal and Australian law ownership of this land of your fathers.
How significant was the Wave Hill walk off in the indigenous fight for rights?
The Wave Hill walk-off had paved the way for the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976. In 1975 the Gurindji people bought the pastoral lease with grazing rights to part of the station. After the NT government threatened to resume the lease, the Gurindji lodged a land rights claim.
Was the Freedom Ride successful?
The Riders were successful in convincing the Federal Government to enforce federal law for the integration of interstate travel.
When did the Australian Freedom Ride end?
The Freedom Ride bus left Sydney on Saturday 12 February 1965. The SAFA stopped at nine towns during their 15 day campaign. You had to get permission to enter the Aboriginal Reserve at Gulargambone from the Welfare Board.
Why was the Wave Hill walk-off so significant?
The Walk-Off took place 80 years after the British invaded Gurindji lands, bringing cattle and farming that destroyed Aboriginal water and food sources, and livelihoods. These 80 years included massacres and killings, stolen children and other abuses by the early colonists.
Why was the Wave Hill walk-off successful?
The Wave Hill Walk-Off inspired national change in the form of equal wages for Aboriginal workers, as well as a new land rights act. The Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act was the first attempt by an Australian government to legally recognise First Nations land ownership.
Why was the Wave Hill walk off successful?
Who is the owner of the Kenbi claim?
Anthropologist and former NLC CEO think a review should be held The sign-off of the Kenbi claim to the Cox Peninsula in 2016 was celebrated by recognised traditional owner Raylene Singh’s family and attended by then Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
How did the Northern Territory settle the Kenbi Land Claim?
This was done to settle the long-running Kenbi land claim. As part of the settlement of the Kenbi Land Claim, the NLC and the Northern Territory government negotiated a compensation package to allow for people to access beaches and to fish in the intertidal waters and reef areas of Cox Peninsula without a permit.
Is the Northern Land Council part of the Kenbi declaration?
The Northern Land Council has welcomed the official gazettal this week of the Kenbi Open Area Declaration over beaches and the intertidal zone of Aboriginal land in the Cox Peninsula vicinity.
Is the Cox Peninsula part of the Kenbi Land Trust?
The northern Cox Peninsula area is not Aboriginal land, but it will be granted to the Kenbi Land Trust as Kenbi freehold title under the Kenbi Land Trust Act 2011(NT). As such, it will be private land.