Thursday, 19 March 2009

National report: native title National Native Title TribunalProgress remained steady for the resolution of native title applications during the second half of 2008, according to this report. But if parties changed their approach to native title matters there was an opportunity to improve the process and reduce the time to resolve claims. Posted 18-03-2009

CMKb: a web-based prototype for integrating Australian Aboriginal customary medicinal plant knowledge Jitendra Gaikwad and others / BioMed CentralThis paper describes the developement of an integrated multidisciplinary resource, to document, conserve and disseminate the customary medicinal plant knowledge possessed by the Australian Aboriginal people. Posted 18-03-2009

From rhetoric to reality: can 99-year leases lead to homeownership for Indigenous communities? Sara Hudson / Centre for Independent StudiesThis paper argues that a lack of private property rights on communally owned indigenous land means homeownership is impossible. Posted 18-03-2009

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