Aboriginal Law Bulletin --- "Update: Indigenous Land Corporation; First Nations' Inrternational Court of Justice; Goings on at the AboriginalLB" [1996] AboriginalLawB 59; (1996) 3(84) Aboriginal Law Bulletin 2

• Update
• Indigenous Land Corporation
• First Nations' International Court Of Justice
• Goings On At The Alb

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Update

Indigenous Land Corporation

The Indigenous Land Corporation's National Indigenous Land Strategy for the acquisition and management of land over the next five years has recently been finalised, after widespread negotiations around Australia.

The acquisition strategy is not considered an immutable document. It will be updated and reviewed on a regular basis, in order to meet the needs and aspirations of Indigenous people as these emerge.

In addition to the National Indigenous Land Strategy, the ILC has produced seven versions of a Regional Indigenous Land Strategy (one for each State, and the Northern Territory. The ACT is discussed in the New South Wales regional paper). These publications look at the historical factors leading to dispossession of Indigenous people in that region, the opportunities which have arisen for Indigenous people to regain their lands there, and discuss the regional issues which came up during the last year's nationwide consultations.

Another recent publication of the ILC is the ILC Guidelines. This has several purposes. It outlines the ILC's policies on land acquisitions; it explains the process which the ILC will use to evaluate land acquisition proposals; it assists Indigenous people with accessing the land needs in their region; and it guides Indigenous people in registering their land needs with the ILC.

Copies of all of these publications may be obtained by writing to:

Indigenous Land Corporation
GPO Box 652
ADELAIDE SA 5001

or faxing on [phone]

First Nations' International Court of Justice

Transcripts from the preliminary hearing at the First Nations' International Court of justice are now available. (See 'First Nations' International Court of Justice: A Time to to Begin' by Irene Watson in Vol 3, 79 Aboriginal law Bulletin 9.) This hearing sought to discover whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed with charges against Canada for violations of the sovereignty and jurisdictions of Indigenous peoples.

The hearing took place from 2 to 4 April 1996, in Ottawa, Ontario, and confirmed that sufficient evidence exists for a full hearing against Canada to be held.

Transcripts of all three days' hearings may be obtained through sending Canadian $100 to:

Chiefs of Ontario Office
2nd Floor
22 College Street
Toronto
Ontario MSG 1K2
CANADA

The next hearing of the First Nations' International Court of justice will be at the Citadel Hotel, 101 Lyon Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, between 28 October and 1 November 1996. Information may be obtained from the address above, on on:

Phone. [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Goings on at the ALB

Two new editors have recently joined the staff at the Aboriginal Law Bulletin; Toni Bauman, who has worked with Indigenous Australian people for many years as an anthropologist, and Carolyn Cerexhe, who has previously worked as a solicitor, law lecturer, youth worker, and film maker. Joanne Murphy is now working part time while completing studies for her solicitor's practising certificate.

The October issue of the ALB will be a special on land rights in the Northern Territory, drawing inspiration and papers from the Land Rights: Past, Present and Future conference held in Canberra during August. The November issue will focus on the Stolen Generations, and December's will concentrate on Indigenous people and sea rights. Interested people are invited to submit papers (of around 5,000 words at the most) by the following dates:

October. 14 October
November. is November
December. 9 December

The ALB hopes also to commence a regular column of short pieces (around 500 words) to keep people informed of latest happenings around the nation. If you have any news which you think other people should be informed about, please feel free to send it into us by the dates mentioned.