What the Musqueam rights recognition agreement means and what it doesn’t
A federal agreement recognizing xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Aboriginal rights in much of Metro Vancouver has sparked debate about private property and overlapping Indigenous territories. Here's what the agreement actually says and what it doesn't.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/musqueam-rights-recognition-agreement-explained-9.7128504?cmp=rss
What the Musqueam rights recognition agreement means and what it doesn’t
A federal agreement recognizing xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Aboriginal rights in much of Metro Vancouver has sparked debate about private property and overlapping Indigenous territories. Here's what the agreement actually says and what it doesn't.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/musqueam-rights-recognition-agreement-explained-9.7128504?cmp=rss
What the Musqueam rights recognition agreement means and what it doesn’t
A federal agreement recognizing xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Aboriginal rights in much of Metro Vancouver has sparked debate about private property and overlapping Indigenous territories. Here's what the agreement actually says and what it doesn't.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/musqueam-rights-recognition-agreement-explained-9.7128504?cmp=rss

NT attorney-general accused of hiding potential conflict of interest in link to hit-and-run driver https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-19/nt-attorney-general-related-to-hit-run-driver-jake-danby/105793244

There you go, don’t try to tell me Australia’s justice system isn’t corrupt - Attorney-General Marie-Clare Boothby is related to the racist, Aboriginal murderer Jake Danby. White supremists in the justice system, now who would have thought?

#AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #HumanRights #AboriginalRights

NT attorney-general accused of hiding potential conflict of interest in link to hit-and-run driver

The Northern Territory's attorney-general is facing backlash after failing to publicly declare a potential conflict of interest regarding a fatal hit-and-run driver before court.

ABC News
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Child held in solitary cell for three days, denied food and medications https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-06/child-don-dale-kept-in-solitary-cell-three-days/105740300 #JusticeSystem

Chinwag Social

'Those paintings belong to us': How an indigenous-led project is harnessing technology to protect Kakadu's rock art https://phys.org/news/2025-09-indigenous-harnessing-technology-kakadu-art.html

#Australia #AboriginalLand #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #AboriginalRights

'Those paintings belong to us': How an indigenous-led project is harnessing technology to protect Kakadu's rock art

Kakadu National Park has become one of Australia's most prized cultural landscapes since it was added to the World Heritage List in 1981. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people travel to the region, usually during the dry season, to witness the magical gunwardebim (local Kunwinjku language term for rock art) at Ubirr.

Phys.org

Canada's federal government has recognized Aboriginal title over the archipelago of Haida Gwaii, which is off British Columbia's northern coast, in a historic agreement with the Haida First Nation. The Big Tide Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms that the Haida have title over the islands' lands, freshwater and foreshores, and transitions Crown-title land to the Haida people. It is the first time the federal government has recognized Aboriginal title through negotiations, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the ceremony, calling it: "A new chapter [that] confirms an incontrovertible and long-known truth: Haida Gwaii belongs to you." Here's more from @cbcnews.

https://flip.it/Nbal3D

#Indigenous #IndigenousRights #Canada #BritishColumbia #HaidaGwaii #FirstNations #AboriginalRights

Trudeau emotional at ceremony as Haida celebrate title agreement | CBC News

The Big Tide Haida Title Lands Agreement affirms that the Haida have Aboriginal title over all of the islands' lands, beds of freshwater bodies, and foreshores to the low-tide mark.

CBC

Another good piece from Pearls and Irritations:

"And sure, Lidia is angry—hell, I’m angry too. But the issue isn’t Lidia’s anger; the real problem is that the rest of you aren’t angry enough. Lidia’s anger is not something to pathologise; it’s a righteous response to the injustices she’s fighting against. She’s doing her job, representing her community, and calling out the violence and oppression our people face every day. Instead of focusing on her anger, we should be turning the mirror on the state and asking why it continues to perpetuate extreme levels of violence on certain sections of our community. The real outrage should be directed at the systems that incarcerate, disappear, and kill our people, not at those like Lidia who are brave enough to speak out against it."

#auspol #FirstNations #AboriginalRights #Australia

https://johnmenadue.com/lidia-im-angry-too/

Lidia, I’m angry, too - Pearls and Irritations

In the commentary regarding Lidia's Thorpe's statement to the King, one voice remains absent: the voice of the criminalised community.

Pearls and Irritations

#LidiaThorpe #australia #aboriginalrights #aborgines #australian #indigenous
I remember this awful story from a while ago, and maybe Lidia Thorpe should heckle more people at home. It sounds like Australia as a whole has a problem with aboriginal rights.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/14/australia-rejects-proposal-to-recognise-aboriginal-people-in-constitution

Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution

Voice to parliament referendum fails in defeat that Indigenous advocates will see as a blow to progress towards reconciliation

The Guardian

Meet the #OEGlobal24 Keynote Speakers

👉️ Robert dhurwain McLellan advocates for truth-telling and Aboriginal people’s rights and justice

🔎 https://bit.ly/4d0rw9L
📆 13-15 Nov
📌 #Brisbane #Queensland #Australia #OEGlobal24
🦜Register now: https://bit.ly/OEG24Register

#openeducation #socialjustice #aboriginalrights #datagovernance
#keynotespeakers #leadingthechange

OEGlobal24: 3rd Keynote Speaker Announced!

The OEGlobal 2024 Organising team are thrilled to announce that Robert dhurwain McLellan will be the keynote speaker for day one of the OE Global Conference. As a proud Gureng Gureng descendant of the Wide Bay region, Robert brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion.

OEGlobal