To be Indigenous in Canada has often meant living under continuous observation.
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Beyond the Meeting of the Waters reminds us that the campaign for justice is a long and abiding process. It is not measured in moments, but generations.
Can Aboriginal title truly co-exist with fee simple title — the ownership of full, permanent property rights? Recent First Nations agreements show no one has complete control over their land.
Competition for shea trees is rising in west Africa, leaving the poorest women collectors with less access and fewer gains.
Land systems shape how foreign investment happens and what impact it has.
The Land Rights Act was a step toward Indigenous self-determination. Communities took back the right to manage and protect their own cultural heritage.
A groundbreaking decision in Europe may signal a shift in the way we engage with Indigenous land rights beyond property rhetoric.
Women in the Grafton community of Sierra Leone are often left with restricted land ownership rights.
A new federal government strategy outlines how to elevate the rights of Indigenous Australians
The Yolngu Bark Petitions were immediately recognised by many as emblems of the unshakeable confidence of Indigenous Australians in their right to their territory.
This playlist of podcast episodes invites listeners to engage in learning and unlearning; to acknowledge the tragic legacies of residential schools and to move beyond a single day of remembrance.
The Conversation’s senior religion and ethics editor traveled the world to learn more about Indigenous populations. See one piece of what she discovered.
Reforms to land policies and regulations are enabling the traditional custodians of the land in Ghana to transfer ownership. Communal land users could lose their basic rights.
To fully implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Canada must engage in genuine and inclusive law reform.
There should be a better long-term strategy for foreign direct investments in Nigeria that’s not tied to its oil reserves.
To fully understand what led to the stabbings in James Smith Cree Nation, we need to look at how the legacy of settler colonial violence impacts Indigenous communities.
In NSW and wider Australia, there is a history of First Nations people fighting for land rights. However, while there have been successes, there are a significant number of unprocessed claims in NSW.
Senate Inquiry report “A way forward” recommended Aboriginal heritage protection be co-designed with Aboriginal people. However WA’s new Aboriginal Heritage Act seems to prioritise mining interests.
Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 is set to become law. But the new legislation states one elected official will decide whether heritage sites are destroyed for development.
How can we improve the management of Queensland’s heritage sites? Can farming and the conservation of Aboriginal heritage co-exist?
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Professor, Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW
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Professor, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of First Nations Studies; Adjunct Professor of Education, University of Northern British Columbia
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of the Western Cape
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PhD student, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), Université de Lausanne
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ANU Visiting Professor, Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Linguistics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, UNSW Law, UNSW
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Writer, Historian and PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, and Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Social Research and Policy, UNSW
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex