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Katiti Petermann Indigenous Protected Area declared
by Elke Wiesmann 3 October 2015
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nangu traditional owners declared more than five million hectares of Aboriginal freehold land surrounding the Uluru Kata Tjuta National Park an Indigenous protected area (IPA). At Tjitjingati, a significant site between Uluru and the West Australian border, over 250 Anangu and their guests launched the world’s newest Indigenous Protected Area (IPA). Larger than Switzerland, the IPA completes a vast network of nine protected areas in the heart of the continent where Aboriginal elders work with Indigenous
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ranger groups to protect natural and cultural values in the national interest. The IPA agreement Anangu signed with the Commonwealth today offers traditional owners additional resources to tackle significant threats to cultural sites, native plants and animals. “We really hope we can extend the program so we can do more trips on country and learn more about the bush tucker and all the traditional foods and important places,” said Ruby James. One of the first female Indigenous rangers from Kaltukatjara (Docker River), Ms James has been teaching children skills such as tracking, fauna
surveys and water monitoring. “By taking them out on country the see and learn about places. It will allow them to protect their country themselves in time,” she said. “This is their schooling, this is the education we need our children to have and this is the way we do it.” Traditional owners performed an emu inma (ceremony) with their children and elected an IPA management committee. IPAs support Aboriginal landowners who volunteer to manage the cultural and environmental values of their country as part of Australia’s National Reserve System.
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NOTICE OF IMAN PEOPLE NATIVE TITLE AUTHORISATION MEETING The Applicants of the Iman #2 Native Title Claim have called an authorisation meeting for the following purposes: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Approve a draft S87 or a S87A order for a Determination of Native Title over the Iman #2 native title claim. Authorise the Wardingarri Aboriginal Corporation to hold Native Title in Trust for the Iman #2 and be the Registered Prescribed Body Corporate. Authorise an ILUA with Ergon Energy over the Iman #2 claim area. Authorise the following ILUA’s with pastoralists (maps of the ILUA area will be available at the meeting): Name of ILUA Iman People/Comely and Mapala ILUA
5. 6.
Pastoralist Party Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Limited ACN 010 080 654 Iman People/Coorada ILUA Brian John Atkins Eion Evan Atkins Iman People/Glenhaughton ILUA Avon Ross Hamilton Carol Hamilton Nathan Jay Hamilton Iman People/Glenleigh ILUA Patrick Robert Scott Joan Marjorie Cogill William Robert Cogill Kathleen Ann Harrison Iman People/Korcha ILUA Owen Arthur William Price Brigid Ann Price Arthur William Price Gail Lorraine Price Iman People/Woodine ILUA Andrew Douglas Simmons Tracey Robin Simmons Narelle Effie Simmons Authorise a further Native Title Claim over the shaded area of the Map contained in this notice and authorise Applicants to prosecute the new claim. Authorise compensation claims for native title that has been extinguished over the Iman #2 claim area and the area of the new claim.
The arrangements for the meeting are as follows: Date
31 October 2015
Time
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Venue: Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Conference Centre, cnr Yeppoon Road & Bruce Highway North Rockhampton Only the descendants of the following Iman ancestors will be entitled to participate in the meeting: Mary Arwa, Jim Waterton, Ada Robinson, Maggie Palmtree, Lizzie Palmtree, Eliza Shields, Mary Ann (mother of Maggie Dunn), Fanny Waddy/Sandy, Dick Bundi/Bundai and Alice Dutton and the mother of John Serico (known as Aggie). Travel Assistance Assistance with travel will be provided only to those who register by 4.00pm on Monday 19 October 2015. Persons who registered but did not attend the previous authorization meeting of 14 September 2013 will not be eligible for assistance on this occasion. Please Contact Kylie on 0458 781 504 or 0481 151 750 to register for the meeting. Registration is from 8:00 am.
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