Kimberley Land Council
Kimberley Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, known as Kimberley Land Council (KLC), is an association of Aboriginal people in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The land council was formed at a meeting at Noonkanbah Station in May 1978.[1][2] The corporation is registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations as ICN (Indigenous Corporation Number) 21.[3]
The introduction of the Native Title Act 1993 saw the KLC as the native title representative body for Kimberley traditional owners.[4] In the years 1998 to 2007, Federal Court native title litigation was successful for the following claims:[5]
- Miriuwung and Gajerrong
- Karajarri
- Tjurabalan
- Bardi Jawi
- Wanjina Wunggurr, for the Ngarinyin/Wilinggin people
- Rubibi (Broome), for the Yawuru people
The Uunguu (Wunambal) and Dambimangari (Worrorra) determinations, which formed part of Wanjina Wunggurr claim, were made in May 2011.[5][6]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "About the KLC". Kimberley Land Council. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Native Title Overview". Kimberley Land Council. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Australian Government. Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations. "Corporation extract: Kimberley Land Council Aboriginal Corporation". Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "History of the KLC". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
- ^ a b "Copy of Native Title Map". Kimberley Land Council. 8 August 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Native Title Determination Details: WCD2011/002 – Dambimangari". National Native Title Tribunal. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Sources
[edit]- Kimberley Land Council. Annual report. Derby, W.A.: The Council. (1995-)