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-)