Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2

Part 1 of this article explored the relevance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, particularly the key principles of self-determination and free, prior and informed consent; how the international hum...

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Main Author: Ed Wensing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2021-12-01
Series:Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
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Online Access:https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/8025
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description Part 1 of this article explored the relevance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, particularly the key principles of self-determination and free, prior and informed consent; how the international human rights framework applies in Australia; and Australia’s lack of compliance with it. Part One concluded by discussing the Uluru Statement from the Heart, presented to all the people of Australia in 2017, and how it marked a turning point in the struggle for recognition by Australia’s Indigenous peoples. Part 2 explores recent developments since the release of the Uluru Statement, especially at sub-national levels, in relation to treaty and truth-telling. It draws some comparisons with Canada and New Zealand, discusses the concept of coexistence, and presents a set of Foundational Principles for Parity and Coexistence between two culturally distinct systems of land ownership, use and tenure.
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spelling doaj.art-7f2532787ae34be1b64c8fe0b1b530022022-12-21T20:11:53ZengUTS ePRESSCommonwealth Journal of Local Governance1836-03942021-12-012510.5130/cjlg.vi25.8025Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2Ed Wensing0Australian National UniversityPart 1 of this article explored the relevance of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia, particularly the key principles of self-determination and free, prior and informed consent; how the international human rights framework applies in Australia; and Australia’s lack of compliance with it. Part One concluded by discussing the Uluru Statement from the Heart, presented to all the people of Australia in 2017, and how it marked a turning point in the struggle for recognition by Australia’s Indigenous peoples. Part 2 explores recent developments since the release of the Uluru Statement, especially at sub-national levels, in relation to treaty and truth-telling. It draws some comparisons with Canada and New Zealand, discusses the concept of coexistence, and presents a set of Foundational Principles for Parity and Coexistence between two culturally distinct systems of land ownership, use and tenure.https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/8025Human rightsIndigenous peoplesAustralia
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Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
Human rights
Indigenous peoples
Australia
title Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2
title_full Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2
title_fullStr Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2
title_full_unstemmed Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2
title_short Indigenous peoples’ human rights, self-determination and local governance – Part 2
title_sort indigenous peoples human rights self determination and local governance part 2
topic Human rights
Indigenous peoples
Australia
url https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/8025
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