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SA Native Title Services (SANTS) celebrated ten years of work as an independent organisation in July 2018. Native title representative body functions in South Australia were initially the responsibility of the Native Title Unit of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement. In July 2008, after a lengthy process, SANTS was recognised … Read More

Students from primary schools around Adelaide braved a wintery day in the Parklands recently to learn about Kaurna culture and caring for country at an interactive educational event. Hosted by the City of Adelaide, the Kids on Country Kaurna Activity Day focuses on Kaurna culture and encourages Aboriginal kids to … Read More

The Supreme Court in SA has adjourned the Barngarla Aboriginal Corporation v Kimba District Council nuclear ballot case while it is considered for possible conciliation in the Australian Human Rights Commission.  The Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation has complained that the conduct of the ballot proposed by the Kimba District Council seeking … Read More

The Supreme Court has issued an injunction restraining the Kimba Council from posting out ballot papers about a National Nuclear Waste site. The ballot was scheduled to start on Monday but Barngarla Native Title holders argued they should all have a vote in the ballot and their exclusion is contrary … Read More

The Federal Government’s Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples has toured the country and heard from individuals and organisations interested in the future of constitutional recognition.  The Committee, chaired by Senator Patrick Dodson, pictured, was established after a First Nations Voice enshrined in the … Read More

PUBLIC NOTICE WIRANGU NATIVE TITLE AUTHORISATION MEETINGSouth Australian Native Title Services Ltd (SANTS) invites all Wirangu native title claimants (the proposed native title claim group) as described below to attend a meeting to authorise a new native title determination application as depicted in the map at the time and location … Read More

In July 2018, SANTS celebrates a decade of working with Aboriginal Nations towards native title recognition and sustainable Aboriginal Nations. Native title in South Australia was previously managed by the Native Title Unit of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement and in July 2008 SANTS became an independent organisation.We thank Anangu … Read More

The outstanding contributions of Aboriginal people in our community were recognised at the NAIDOC SA Awards, held at the Grand Chancellor Hotel on Monday 9 July 2018.  From a scholar who is the first Indigenous person to write a doctorate on the Stolen Generations, to an elder who is the … Read More

How can a family and community best deal with the devastating impact of suicide? It’s a question that playwright Jada Alberts confronts head on in her first play Brothers Wreck, which is currently on show at the Odeon Theatre in Adelaide. She believes that open communication is essential and the way … Read More