Tiwi Land Council

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The Tiwi Land Council is an Indigenous representative body in Australia that manages land, sea, and resource rights and advocates for the interests of the Tiwi people of the Tiwi Islands.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tiwi Land Council canonical 3
Tiwi Land Council (land matters) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal land council in Australia
Indigenous representative body
land council
advocatesFor interests of Tiwi people
associatedWith Anindilyakwa Land Council
Central Land Council
Northern Land Council
Tiwi Aboriginal Land Trust
country Australia
ethnicGroupRepresented Tiwi people
focusesOn cultural heritage protection
marine and coastal management
self-determination for Tiwi people
sustainable development
governs Bathurst Island
Melville Island NERFINISHED
smaller Tiwi Islands
hasHeadquartersLocation Tiwi Islands
jurisdiction Tiwi Aboriginal Land
linked to: Tiwi Islands
languageCommunity Tiwi language speakers
legalBasis Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976
locatedIn Tiwi Islands
locatedInJurisdiction Northern Territory
manages land rights on the Tiwi Islands
natural resource rights on the Tiwi Islands
sea rights around the Tiwi Islands
regionServed Arafura Sea region
linked to: Arafura Sea

Timor Sea region
linked to: Timor Sea
represents Tiwi people
Traditional Owners of the Tiwi Islands
responsibleFor consultation with Traditional Owners on land matters
economic development on Tiwi Islands
environmental management on Tiwi Islands
issuing permits for access to Tiwi Aboriginal land
land use planning on Tiwi Islands
managing royalties and benefits from land use
negotiating land use agreements
protection of sacred sites on Tiwi Islands
sea country management around Tiwi Islands
sector Indigenous governance
land management
natural resource management
typeOfOrganization statutory authority
worksWith Australian Government
Northern Territory Government
non-Indigenous stakeholders

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tiwi people governedBy Tiwi Land Council
Wurrumiyanga governingBody Tiwi Land Council (land matters)
linked to: Tiwi Land Council
Bathurst Island hasTraditionalOwnerGroup Tiwi Land Council