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Two Way Governance: Presentation 4
Aboriginal governance
is what makes
Aboriginal societies work. It has its own
sets of rules, including:
• How you look after country with
ceremony and practice
• Who looks after country and gets the
benefits
• Who is boss for what
• How you look after family and kin
These rules have been handed down
from generation to generation over
thousands of years, not through books
or written laws.
The Aboriginal Land Rights Act says all decision-making
about country rests with Traditional Owners.
Land Councils have to accept the wishes of Traditional Owners about
what happens to their country. No organisation will make decisions about
country unless the Traditional owners say they can
.