Centre for Native Title Anthropology (CNTA)
The CNTA is located within the School of Social Science at The University of Queensland in Brisbane and is funded by the Australian Attorney-General’s Department.
Professor David Trigger
Director
Ms Petronella Vaarzon-Morel
Director
Dr. Julie Finlayson
Research Fellow
Julie.finlayson@anu.edu.au
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Deciding Loss: The Mcarthur River Compensation Claim
Wednesday 20 May, 5:45 – 7:30 pm
David P. Derham theatre (GM 15), Law Building, University of Melbourne
Please sign up via the link here if you wish to attend or receive the link to the livestream.
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AAS Preconference Native Title Workshop
Tuesday 9 June
Convention Centre, Alice Springs
Please register your attendance via the link here if you wish to attend the workshop in conjunction with the conference or email Louise Allwood at l.allwood@uq.edu.au if you wish to only attend the workshop.
The range of CNTA outreach services to the native title anthropology sector includes the following:
Preparation of connection reports in the case of active native title claims
Expert witness roles in native title and related litigation and mediation procedures
Legal language and expectations, differences and overlaps with anthropological analyses and methodologies
Career development, working conditions and safety issues during applied anthropological studies.
Anthropological approaches to native title compensation research in the case of legal procedures regarding ‘compensable acts’
A wide range of cultural heritage issues
Reviews of reports and related materials prepared by anthropologists and historians across a range of native title matters
Post determination management of native title rights including the operation of agreements, membership of native title corporations, and decisions regarding future acts on lands and waters