Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 139-179
Description
Evaluates the adoption and implementation of an Indigenous certification system in Australia. The article concludes that there needs to be a system to protect traditional knowledge at an international level.
Organized by articles, conference papers, organizations' publications, and information on legislation and case law. International in scope.
Revised version.
Indigenous Law Journal, vol. 3, no. 1, Fall, 2004, pp. 19-42
Description
Examines the use of history in Indigenous land rights in Australia through a commentary of the High Court's construction of Native title rights in a specific case.
Social and Economic Dimensions of Global Environmental Change
E-Books » Chapters
Author/Creator
Douglas Nakashima
Marie Roué
Description
Chapter in book: Social and Economic Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Volume 5 edited by Peter Timmerman.
Part of Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change edited by Ted Munn.
Includes: overview of important concepts including rights to cultural heritage and Australian and international legal and policy protections; ten guiding principles and their accompanying protocols; numerous case studies; and project checklist and templates.
Details the proceedings of a two-day workshop held in Australia that brought together scholars and policy practitioners from Australia, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Canada and the United States in July of 2015. The workshop examined the implications of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) for collection, maintenance, and use of data related to Indigenous peoples and the potential effects for Indigenous sovereignties.
Documents sixteen case studies and highlights innovative tools and approaches developed to help local communities address critical challenges that affect their natural and cultural resources.