- Aboriginal land claim
Aboriginal land claims are claims of Native or Aboriginal peoples (also referred to as Indigenous peoples) about their right of ownership of the land they inhabited before the arrival of settlers, primarily
Europe ans.This process is most active in countries such as
Australia ,New Zealand andCanada , where many native populations have survived that have been greatly displaced from their historical territory by the arrival of European settlers.New Zealand
In
New Zealand a permanent commission of inquiry called theWaitangi Tribunal was established by anAct of Parliament in1975 . It is charged with investigating and making recommendations on claims brought by indigenousMāori relating to actions or omissions of the Crown, in the period since 1840, that breach the promises made in theTreaty of Waitangi . The Treaty was designed by the former ruling colonists to give credence toAotearoa becoming a Britishcolony , was signed in 1840 between representatives of the British Crown andMaori chiefs of the North Island. Many aboriginal land claims have been settled through thistribunal process, with crown land being either returned to its originalMaori owners or compensation paid by the New Zealand Government.ee also
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Collective rights
*Indigenous Australians
*Native title and
*Māori ,Aotearoa /New Zealand
*Oren Lyons
*Eva Rickard
*Native Americans
*Indian reservation
*Aboriginal peoples in Canada
*Delgamuukw v. British Columbia
*Mesoamerica
*Unceded territory
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