Aboriginal Law Bulletin --- "Update: Stolen Generations NT; Free Speakers on Native Title; Australian Folklore Association; Women's Technology Workshop; Ernabella Arts Trading Pty Ltd; Erratum" [1996] AboriginalLawB 44; (1996) 3(82) Aboriginal Law Bulletin 2

• Update
• Stolen Generations Nt
• Free Speakers On Native Title
• Australian Folklore Association
• Women's Technology Workshop
• Ernabella Arts Trading Pty Ltd
• Erratum

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Update

Stolen Generations NT

The Stolen Generations NT office has opened at new premises in Darwin. The office houses Stolen Generations project officers, and research and legal staff of the NAALAS Stolen Generations Litigation Unit. The Litigation Unit works under the direction of a Reference Group, which has representatives from each major NT centre.

Since Stolen Generations NT formed at the Going Home Conference in 1994, the Reference Group has initiated a constitutional challenge to the Aboriginals Ordinance 1918 (NT). This was heard in the High Court as the action Kruger & Ors v The Commonwealth. A decision is expected later in 1996.

Stolen Generations NT is organising a national workshop in Alice Springs on the 4, 5 and 6 September 1996, bringing together survivors of removal policies from around the nation to develop a national approach to a complete reparation package.

Further information can be obtained by contacting:

PO Box 40170
CASUARINA NT 0811
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Free Speakers on Native Title

The Mabo and Native Title Community Education Project, based at the Aboriginal Law Centre at the University of New South Wales, provides free speakers to schools and community groups. The aim of the Project is to provide people with information about Mabo [No. 2], the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), and their effects on the community, in an accessible and 'plain English' way. Our speakers consist of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal lawyers, senior law students, academics, and other interested people who volunteer their time to the Project.

Speakers can talk for the length of time required by a group. The format of the talk is flexible depending on the needs of the group.

If you are interested in a free speaker, please contact Trevor Blencowe at the Centre on [phone].

Australian Folklore Association

The International Conference on Artistic and Cultural Expressions, Traditional Knowledge, and Protection of Heritage (organised by the Australian Folklore Association) will be held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, on the 27, 28 and 29 September 1996. Topic areas to be covered in the Conference include cultural ownership, heritage protection, Indigenous knowledge and intellectual property, multiculturalism, and Indigenous cultures.

In order to encourage maximum participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the Conference has agreed to waive the registration fee ($150) and accommodation and meal costs at the University of Queensland's King's College for 3 nights ($165), upon receipt of applications for exemption.

For further information, or to register for the Conference, contact:

Sally Brown
Coordinator, Conferences
Institute of Continuing & TESOL
Education
University of Queensland
BRISBANE QLD 4072
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: <[e-mail]>

Women's Technology Workshop

The first National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Technology Network Conference will be held in Alice Springs from the 27 to 30 August 1996.

The Women's Technology Network encourages Indigenous women to get involved in the design and planning of technologies which will be used in their communities. It especially tries to provide information to Indigenous women to help them make informed choices about the most appropriate tools and techniques they can use to make life easier. The Conference will be running workshops for which participants will receive Certificates of Attainment.

For further information about the Conference contact:

Jenny Kroker/Robyn Ellis
Centre for Appropriate Technology
PO Box 8044
ALICE SPRINGS NT 0871
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: <[e-mail]>

Ernabella Arts Trading Pty Ltd

Pitjantjatjara women from Ernabella in Central Australia launched a new trading company, Ernabella Arts Trading Pty Ltd, on 22 August 1996 in Adelaide. The purpose of the company is to develop an Aboriginal-owned enterprise which will promote their arts designs and products to a wider range of people, on a local, national and international basis.

Ernabella is a community of around 400 people, living a relatively traditional lifestyle in Anangu Pitjantjatjara lands in north west South Australia. In 1948, Ernabella women established their own art centre, which has been the focus for the development of a distinctive art style. Artists such as Angkuna Kulyuru, Nyukana Baker, Atipalku Intjalki, and Alison Carroll have their works held in many public and private galleries both in Australia and overseas, including the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

For further information about Ernabella Arts Trading Pty Ltd or about Ernabella artists and their work, please contact:

Su Hodge
Phone: [phone]

Erratum

The May 1996 Aboriginal Law Bulletin carried a casenote by Simon Taylor on the case New South Wales Land Council v ATSIC, which erroneously named the Chief Executive Officer of ATSIC as Miss Lois O'Donoghue (page 29). The casenote was also attributed to the wrong person in the Contents (page 3). These were editorial mistakes. The Aboriginal Law Bulletin sincerely apologies to Simon Taylor for any embarrassment this error may have caused him.