Yutpundji-Djindiwirritj (Roper Bar) land claim / report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory, March 1982

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner
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YUTPUNDJI-DJINDIWIRRITJ (ROPER BAR) LAND CLAIM Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 1
Yutpundji-Djindiwirritj (Roper Bar) Land Claim Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 3
Yutpundji-Djindiwirritj (Roper Bar) Land Claim Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Toohey, to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 5
CONTENTS 11
History of the claim 13
The land claimed 13
History of European contact 14
Ngalakan social organisation 17
Adoption 18
Estates and land-owning groups 18
The local descent group 19
Estates, sites and dreamings 20
Traditional Aboriginal ownership 22
Foraging 26
Formal findings 28
Traditional owners of the land claimed 28
Functions of the Commissioner 31
Strength of attachment 31
Desire to live on the land 33
Matters for comment—nature and extent of advantage 35
Matters for comment—number of Aboriginals advantaged 35
Recommendations 35
Commonwealth of Australia 36
Detriment to Aboriginals 36
Roads 36
Northern Territory Government—gravel pits and campsite 37
Northern Territory Government—gauging stations and bores 38
Northern Territory Government—aerodrome 39
Northern Territory Government—grave reserve 43
Northern Territory Government—police station 43
Mining 44
Tourism 46
Stock route 51
Detriment—Mr Januscha 53
Recovery of straying cattle 53
Detriment—Mr Fryer 55
Historical Society of the Northern Territory 56
Summary of findings, recommendations and comments 57
Appendix Claimants’ description of land claimed (Exhibit 50) 62
CONSULTANT 63
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES 63
WITNESSES 63
LIST OF EXHIBITS 64

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Toohey, John Leslie & Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Territory. Administrator & Australia. Parliament. (1983). Yutpundji-Djindiwirritj (Roper Bar) land claim Retrieved April 16, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1458693343

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Toohey, John Leslie, Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Territory. Administrator and Australia. Parliament. Yutpundji-Djindiwirritj (Roper Bar) land claim Canberra: Government Printer, 1983. Web. 16 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1458693343>

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Toohey, John Leslie & Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs & Northern Territory. Administrator & Australia. Parliament. 1983, Yutpundji-Djindiwirritj (Roper Bar) land claim Government Printer, Canberra viewed 16 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1458693343

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  | section=viii, 61 pages : ill., maps (some folded) ; 25 cm.
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