Centre for Native Title Anthropology (CNTA)

Professional development for anthropologists working in the native title arena

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Centre for Native Title Anthropology (CNTA)

Professional development for anthropologists working in the native title arena

Read more
Centre for Native Title Anthropology (CNTA)

Professional development for anthropologists working in the native title arena

Read more

Centre for Native Title Anthropology (CNTA)

The CNTA is based in the School of Archaeology and Anthropology in the College of Arts and Social Sciences at ANU. It is funded from an Australian Government grant program through the Department of the Attorney General to deliver professional development to anthropologists working in the native title arena.

CNTA’s Director is Emeritus Professor Nicolas Peterson, and the Research Fellow is Dr Julie Finlayson.

Our sector encompasses primarily anthropologists employed by Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs), as well as consultant anthropologists working as in native title.

Upcoming workshop on managing Trust funds

Written on March 11, 2021

Trustee corporations and their Indigenous beneficiaries: meeting challenges in the sustainable utilisation of trust funds A workshop to be held at Lasseters Convention Centre Alice Springs, 27-28 May, 2021 This workshop will focus on the governance of compensation and other such funds held in trust for Indigenous groups, not on the internal governance of RNTBCs […]

Forthcoming Podcasts

Written on April 20, 2020

CNTA has approached a number of anthropologists to prepare podcasts on such matters as; the experience of women anthropologists native title and heritage native title and co-management of Indigenous country including environmental issues; and anthropologists in community development.

Disclaimer: The podcasts, other audio files, videos and related attachments on this website are publicly accessible to all. The Centre for Native Title Anthropology (CNTA) is funded under the Australian Government’s Attorney-General’s Department program for Native Title Anthropologists. In accordance with these contractual arrangements, intellectual property resides with the Australian National University. Accordingly, those podcasts and other audio and video materials and attachments which have been specifically commissioned by CNTA cannot be used for commercial purposes.