The Australian Federal Native Title Act 1993 marked a revolution in the recognition of the rights of Australia’s Indigenous peoples. The legislation establish

"This Discussion Paper arises from a concern that the current contributions of anthropology in the Australian native title arena are often unnecessarily confine

Native title has often been one of the most controversial political, legal and indeed moral issues in Australia. Ever since the High Court's Mabo decision of 19

Issues discussed include the need to contexualize ethnographic texts; defining normative systems that reflect Indigenous laws and customs; overlaps between lega

Anthropologists have been appearing as key expert witnesses in native title claims for over 20 years. Until now, however, there has been no theoretically-inform