Agreement making with First Nations peoples
Silas Roberts (left), then Chairman of the Northern Land Council, and Galarrwuy Yunupingu (right), then manager of the Northern Land Council with the Yirrkala Bark Petitions, 1963, in Parliament House
Courtesy of AIATSIS, Yirrkala community and the House of Representatives, Australian Parliament, item AIAS.031.BW-N00254_03
In most settler states, agreement making by First Nations peoples is common. Agreements vary considerably and can be between First Nations peoples and governments at all levels, organisations, or others.
Agreement making provides a platform for Indigenous peoples to negotiate their needs and aspirations, including fundamental issues of recognition, inclusion and economic opportunity.
Agreements between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples may cover a range of areas, including land, resources, education, health and research.
ATNS captures a wealth of information about such agreement making, particularly in Australia.
See information about agreement making in Australia and in other settler colonial jurisdictions.
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