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Indigenous people's right to the commercial use and management of water on their traditional territories

Details:

Title

Indigenous people's right to the commercial use and management of water on their traditional territories,

Other title

An Indigenous water policy position, The strategic Indigenous reserve,

Creator

NAILSMA Indigenous Water Policy Group,

Collection

E-Publications, E-Books, PublicationNT, Issue 017/2013 Policy Paper, Knowledge Series,

Date

2012-06,

Description

'The purpose of this policy paper is to present the concept of a Strategic Indigenous Reserve as a means to advance Indigenous economic development to address Indigenous disadvantage in northern Australia and enhance Indigenous community participation in water management processes being developed by governments. The desired outcome is generally for an identified allocation of water to a Strategic Indigenous Reserve for economic purposes in all water plans in north Australia.' - Introduction, Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT).,

Table of contents

Executive summary -- Introduction -- Strategic Indigenous Reserve: contributing to Indigenous economic development -- Framework for the Strategic Indigenous Reserve -- Risk management -- Recommendation -- References.,

Language

English,

Subject

Indigenous studies, Water policy, Community development, North Australia,

Publisher name

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd.,

Place of publication

Casuarina,

Series

Issue 017/2013 Policy Paper, Knowledge Series,

Format

iii, 17 pages : colour map ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf.,

ISBN

9780987426451 (online),

ISSN

1837-4166,

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/271374,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/432729