Kimberley Land Council
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Kimberley Land Council Aboriginal Corporation ICN 21 is an association of Aboriginal people
in the Kimberley region. It was formed at a meeting at Noonkanbah Station
in May 1978.
The introduction of the Native Title Act in 1993 saw the KLC as the native title representative body for Kimberley traditional owners.
In the years 1998 to 2007, Federal Court native title litigation was successful for the following claims:
The KLC has also successfully negotiated consent determinations for a number of native title applications including the Uunguu and Dambimangari determinations made in May 2011.
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
in the Kimberley region. It was formed at a meeting at Noonkanbah Station
Noonkanbah Station
Noonkanbah Station is a cattle station on the Fitzroy River between Camballin and Fitzroy Crossing. The station was pegged out in the 1880s and covered approximately 4,000 square kilometres or 1,000,000 Acres in the south central Kimberley of Western Australia...
in May 1978.
The introduction of the Native Title Act in 1993 saw the KLC as the native title representative body for Kimberley traditional owners.
In the years 1998 to 2007, Federal Court native title litigation was successful for the following claims:
- Miriuwung Gajerrong
- Karajarri
- Tjurabalan
- Bardi Jawi
- Wanjina Wunggur Wilinggin
- Rubibi
The KLC has also successfully negotiated consent determinations for a number of native title applications including the Uunguu and Dambimangari determinations made in May 2011.