South Australian Native Title Services invites you to look back on 30 years of native title in South Australia

Australia is home to hundreds of First Nations peoples, each with their own culture, customs, language and laws.

For millennia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have continued to practice their traditional way of life.

In 1993, the Native Title Act created a process for claiming the recognition of First Nations’ rights and interests.

Native Title isn’t ‘won’ or ‘given’ – it is the legal recognition of these rights over land and waters.

WARNING Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this publication contains images, names and stories of deceased people.

Country, Culture, People publication

Step onto Country as Traditional Owners guide you through their land and waters

Nauo Country

Join Nauo Elders, Uncle Jody Miller and Uncle Brenton Weetra, as they show you around Memory Cove in Lincoln National Park on the stunning Eyre Peninsula. Learn more about Nauo people’s connection with the coast and the native title rights and interests they hold over the area.

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Ngarrindjeri Country

Take a tour of Raukkan, a Ngarrindjeri town beside Lake Alexandrina, where the River Murray meets the sea. Uncle Clyde Rigney welcomes you to his Country – birthplace of David Unaipon, the Aboriginal author and inventor who appears on the fifty-dollar note. As you explore the area, Uncle Clyde shares stories of Ngarrindjeri’s deep connection to the Coorong and Lower Lakes.

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Kokatha Country

Discover ancient Aboriginal engravings near Woomera in South Australia’s far north with Kokatha man Mick Starkey. Hear stories behind the engravings and how they contrast with the area’s history of weapons testing. Then hop in a 4×4 to take in the sweeping views of Lake Hart, a large salt lake on Kokatha Country.

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Meintangk/Moandik Country

Explore Kingston South East with Aunty Penny Bonney and discover there’s more to this coastal town than just the Big Lobster. Aunty Penny shares stories from her childhood in Kingston SE and her deep connection to Country, tracing back to her great-grandmother, Queen Ethel Watson.

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Phone: (08) 8110 2800
Freecall: 1800 010 360
www.nativetitlesa.org

Level 6, 27 Currie Street
Adelaide, South Australia 5000
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of South Australia and recognise their continuing connection to Country, culture and community. Our office is based on Kaurna land where we pay our respects to Elders past and present.