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- 28 October 2008
- Devils Marbles handed back to traditional owners ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Tanami Regional Partnership Agreement ›› more
- 27 October 2008
- Warlpiri use royalties to build Yuendumu Pool ›› more
- 15 October 2008
- Minister looks for distraction ›› more
- 14 October 2008
- CLC response to NTER review ›› more
- 14 August 2008 2008
- Communities have their say on intervention ›› more
- 31 July 2008 2008
- Fairfax news in bad taste ›› more
- 24 July 2008 2008
- election: accountability needed ›› more
- 17 July 2008 2008
- Royal commission needed into NT funding ›› more
- 11 July 2008 2008
- Simpson Desert: the last land rights claim under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act ›› more
- 8 July 2008 2008
- Sacred site damage at Wilora ›› more
- 30 May 2008
- Seal the Mereenie Loop Road Now ›› more
- 27 May 2008
- Angela Pamela Negotiations ›› more
- 9 May 2008
- Angela Pamela and the native title process ›› more
- 18 February 2008
- Coalition should support permit system ›› more
- 15 February 2008
- Politicians threaten to derail fresh start ›› more
- 22 January 2008
- Police ignorance upsets Lajamanu community ›› more
- 26 November 2007
- Optimism for a fresh consensual approach on Aboriginal affairs ›› more
- 21 November 2007
- Concerns over Central Petroleum tactics ›› more
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CLC mourns a true Tanami countryman The Council and staff of the Central Land Council are shocked and deeply saddened at the sudden death late last week of long-serving CLC employee Kumunjayi Johnson Japanangka. Kumunjayi Johnson, a Warlpiri man from Lajamanu 900 kilometres north west of Alice Springs, was also the President of the Lajamanu Community Council and an ATSIC Regional Councillor. CLC Director David Ross paid tribute to Kumunjayi Johnson as a "countryman in the truest sense of the word". "For years, Kumunjayi Johnson travelled all over the Tanami and the knowledge he accumulated in that time was vast. Few people would have travelled through that country as consistently and as often as he had. "He played a pivotal role in mineral exploration in the Tanami as a CLC field officer and he worked tirelessly to ensure that mining and development were done in a way which protected sacred sites and minimised the impact on Aboriginal people. "He was an immensely strong man who provided leadership to his community and a vital interface between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal culture. " He was known for his fairness, his strength, his clear thinking and his good humour. "The loss of this wonderful man and his knowledge will be acutely felt. "All of us at the CLC extend our deepest sympathy to his wife and family and to the community of Lajamanu," Mr Ross said. NOTE: The Director will be unable to provide comment on this release today.
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