Jawoyn (Katherine area) land claim : report / by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Justice Kearney, to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner
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Jawoyn (Katherine area) Land Claim Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 1
Jawoyn (Katherine Area) Land Claim Report No. 27 Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Justice Kearney, to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 3
CONTENTS 7
HISTORY OF THE CLAIM 11
RECORDED HISTORY OF THE CLAIMANTS AND THE CLAIM AREA 12
THE STRUCTURE OF THE CLAIM 17
THE EVIDENCE OF THE CLAIMANTS 22
CONCLUSIONS FROM THE EVIDENCE 30
TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL OWNERS: CONCLUSIONS 46
DESIRE TO LIVE ON THE LAND 47
STRENGTH OF TRADITIONAL ATTACHMENT 47
FORMAL FINDINGS 48
RECOMMENDATIONS 51
MATTER FOR COMMENT: DETRIMENT 53
MATTER FOR COMMENT: NATURE AND EXTENT OF ADVANTAGE 53
MATTER FOR COMMENT: NUMBER OF ABORIGINALS ADVANTAGED 53
MATTERS FOR COMMENT: LAND USAGE 60
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS 62
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES 63
CONSULTANT ANTHROPOLOGIST 64
LIST OF WITNESSES 64
LIST OF EXHIBITS 65
Appendix 1: Location maps of the five areas that make up the claim area 79
Appendix 2: Map showing physical geography of Area 1 of the claim area 80
Appendix 3: Map showing mining activity from time to time in the Wolfram Hill / Mount Todd region, in the west of Area 1 of the claim area 81
Appendix 4: Tribal boundaries map accompanying Aboriginal Tribes of Australia by Norman B. Tindale (1974), showing location of the Jawoyn country (spelled ’Djauan') 82
Appendix 5: Map showing public roads within land recommended for grant 83

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Toohey, John & Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs & Australia. Department of Northern Territory. (1988). Jawoyn (Katherine area) land claim : report Retrieved April 18, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2016942253

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Toohey, John, Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Australia. Department of Northern Territory. Jawoyn (Katherine area) land claim : report Canberra: Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1988. Web. 18 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2016942253>

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner & Toohey, John & Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs & Australia. Department of Northern Territory. 1988, Jawoyn (Katherine area) land claim : report Australian Govt. Pub. Service, Canberra viewed 18 April 2024 http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2016942253

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