Open AccessThe Status of Aboriginal Land Rights in Australia
Author(s) -
Philip E. Chartrand
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1838
Subject(s) - legislation , parallels , land rights , political science , law , geography , ethnology , history , economics , operations management
Interesting parallels and comparisons can be drawn between the struggle for land rights by Australian Aborigines and by Indians and Inuit in Canada. Recent Australian federal legislation has recognized some aboriginal rights to lands they have occupied for over 40,000 years. The author discusses the events leading up to that legislation, analyzes its major provisions and assesses its applications to date.