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Three Aboriginal nations have overcome many challenges to have their shared native title rights over an area in the mid north of South Australia recognised in a Federal Court hearing in the town of Orroroo. The Federal Court decision about an overlap of three longstanding native title claims brings together … Read More

Survey here:  www.reviewofsixntrbsp.com SANTS would like to hear your thoughts about our service.  If you are a current, past or potential future client of ours (that includes being a native title community group, a member or director of a PBC or other Aboriginal organisation), then please take the time to fill … Read More

The discovery of a site of significant Aboriginal heritage has brought farmers and Traditional Owners in NSW together in a rare collaboration. Indigenous archaeologist and anthropologist Dave Johnston discovered an ancient axe quarry site on a NSW property called “Millpost” that has now been listed on the New South Wales … Read More

First Nations groups in South Australia will have a new voice after representatives from across the state resolved to incorporate a new peak body that will promote the perspectives and interests of Aboriginal Nations. Representatives from native title groups met in Adelaide on the 10th of October to discuss the … Read More

A partnership between South Australian arts organisations has created an opportunity for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist to develop their work and have it showcased at the popular festival of contemporary Indigenous art – Tarnanthi. The Art Gallery of South Australia and Guildhouse, a professional development organisation for … Read More

The Gladys Elphick Committee hosts awards each year to honour the significant achievements of Aboriginal women and their contributions to the South Australian community. Sgt Danielle James-A’Hang is Chairperson of the committee and she explained the history of the Committee to Aboriginal Way. “The Gladys Elphick Committee arose from a group … Read More

South Australian Native Title Services (SANTS) notes that it has been announced in the 2018 State Budget that our State Government grant will be discontinued. The grant was provided in past years primarily to facilitate South Australian Aboriginal communities interactions with the government and its agencies in negotiating agreements but … Read More

Kaurna community members laid to rest the remains of two of their Old People repatriated from museums in Europe in an emotional ceremony at Tennyson Dunes near West Lakes today. For many years the ancestral remains of South Australian Aboriginal Nations were collected by museums and universities across Australia and … Read More

Traditional owners in the north of South Australia have welcomed news that two ballots about the proposed National Radioactive Waste Facility have been deferred until a decision is made about proper consultation with native title holders. The Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation applied for an injunction to halt the vote by … Read More