Land won back
In the CLC region, which covers the the southern half of the Northern Territory, just under half of the land- 385,000 square kilometres - is Aboriginal land.
Aboriginal land is private property owned under special freehold title. It is inalienable – it can’t be bought, acquired or forfeited.
Land is formally held by an Aboriginal Land Trust.
Aboriginal people have affinity with particular areas of land. Unlike the European view of land most Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory gain their identity from their country, not someone else's land. Unlike Western ideas of land, one 'block' can't be exchanged for another.
Some stories from Land Rights News about the struggles
by traditional owners to win back their land
Apatula (Finke) Land Rights News December 1991
Barrow Creek Land Rights News July 1999
Aboriginal land in the CLC's region is in
yellow. The brown areas are pastoral leases
Land Rights News September 1988
Daguragu Land Rights News November 1986
Harts Range Land Rights News August 1993
Karlantijpa North Land Rights News April 1995
McClaren Creek Land Rights News 2 November 1988
McClaren Creek Land Rights News 3 August 1992
Mt Allen 1 Land Rights News May 1989
Mt Allen 2 Land Rights News November 1988
Mt Allen 3 Land Rights News May 1989
Mt Allen 4 Land Rights News February 1990
Mt Frederick Land Rights News October 1995
Mt Wedge Land Rights News October 1995
Mt Wedge 2 Land Rights News July 1999
Mt Barkly Land Rights NewsMarch 1987
Simpson Desert Land Rights News November 1994
Tanami Downs (Mongrel Downs) Land Rights NewsMar 1993
Tarlton Downs Land Rights News 1990
Tempe Downs Land Rights News
Uluru Land Rights News November 1986
Undoolya Bore, Ooratippra and Mt Peachy Land Rights News August 1980
Wakaya-Alyawarre Land Rights News
Wakaya-Alyawarre 2 Land Rights News October 1992
Warlpiri, Kukatja and Ngarti Land Rights News March 1987
Warumungu Land Rights News August 1994
Wavehill Land Rights News December 1991
Western Desert 1 Land Rights News November 1994
Western Desert 2 Land Rights News July 1996
Western Desert 3 Land Rights News
