Anmatjirra and Alyawarra land claim to Utopia pastoral lease / report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory, 30 May 1980

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ANMATJIRRA AND ALYAWARRA LAND CLAIM TO UTOPIA PASTORAL LEASE Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 1
Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Anmatjirra and Alyawarra Land Claim to Utopia Pastoral Lease Report by the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Mr Justice Toohey, to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and to the Administrator of the Northern Territory 3
CONTENTS 9
History of the application 11
The procedures followed 12
The Anmatjirra and Alyawarra 13
Sections and subsections 14
Kurtingurla 15
The patriclan 15
Utopia — the background 16
Utopia — the later history 17
Clan areas 18
The clans 19
Sites 20
Dreaming tracks 21
Patriclans and kurtingurla 21
The role of kurtingurla 23
Traditional Aboriginal owners — the approach 24
Local descent group 25
Common spiritual affiliations 28
Primary spiritual responsibility 28
Entitlement to forage 31
Formal findings 32
Factors bearing upon recommendations Strength of traditional attachment 36
Ceremonial life — role of women 37
Desire to live on traditional country 38
Matters for comment — nature and extent of advantage 39
Matters for comment — number of Aboriginals advantaged 39
Recommendations 39
Matters for comment — detriment 40
Matters for comment — patterns of land usage 41
Stock route 41
Northern Territory Cattle Council 42
Roads 42
Cost of acquiring interests 43
Summary of findings, recommendations and comments 44
APPENDIX I Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 Anmatjirra and Alyawarra Land Claim to Utopia Pastoral Lease 45
APPENDIX II HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA 48
Consultants 61
Legal Representatives 61
LIST OF EXHIBITS 61
LIST OF WITNESSES 63

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Australia. Office of the Aboriginal Land Commissioner, Australia. Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Territory. Administrator and Australia. Parliament. Anmatjirra and Alyawarra land claim to Utopia pastoral lease Canberra: Government Printer, 1981. Web. 25 April 2024 <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-840875580>

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