In its 1992 decision in Mabo v QLD (No 2), the High Court rejected the doctrine that Australia was 'terra nullius', but held that Australia was a settled colony in which the common law recognised native title to land. ... In Mabo v QLD (No 2), however, the High Court held that, on acquisition of sovereignty over a particular part of Australia, the Crown acquired a radical title to the land in part but did not become the universal and absolute beneficial owner of it, except in the case of those lands (if any) in relation to which no pre-existing native title interest existed. .....

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"Without Title" describes the feeling of emptiness the father was experiencing. ... " This is another quote from "Without Title.... She changed her place of living and was forced to change her native language into English. ... The title of the poem also indicates the feeling of being lost as the author is 'in search for her tongue', meaning her native language. ... He wants to believe that his native culture is still a part of his life. ...

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However, the Native American's influenced the white men in more ways than many realize. ... Most of the Native American traditions distinguish between songs and narratives. ... Original Native American stories were performed orally in the native language of their tribe. ... These stories told Natives how to live their daily life and how to treat others. ... In the 1920's the Native American authors started turning to the novel. ...

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Title VII Paper Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is and was the most groundbreaking and difficult legislation ever passed. ... The impact of Title VII on the workplace is still being measured to this day. ... Title VII has some limited exemptions. This exemption permits certain businesses around Native American reservations to give preferential hiring treatment to the Indians. ... An example that an employer can use in order to avoid having a Title VII violation is to accept what Title VII can do for the workplace. ...

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Recognition of Aboriginal law, native title and possession of the land at the time of settlement has come to fruition through legal cases such as Mabo (1992) and Wik (1993) and the establishment of the Native Title Act (1993) and the amended Native Title Act (1998). ... An area of concern with native title was the issue of compensation. ... Therefore, native title could exist with the rights of the leaseholder. ... Twelve months after the Mabo judgement the Native Title Act (1993) was passed. ... However, in 1998 at the time of the Wik decision the Native Title Act (1993) was amended. ...

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Sherman Alexie is a prominent Native American writer, filmmaker and poet. He was born on the Spokane Indian Reservation and utilizes his experiences as a Native American on and off the reservation throughout his work to examine the cause and (often negative) effect of stereotypical perceptions of Native Americans, and in doing so, highlights the issues that Native Americans are still currently facing. ... Given the title of this novel and the main storyline revolving around a band, it is of no surprise that Alexie uses music significantly throughout his work. Although the title can refer to th...

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First and foremost, we must understand what the "five civilized" tribes are and how they got coined with such a title. ... In addition to this the natives were our trading partners. ... Armed Native Americans killed as many as 1000 English. ... The natives this time allied themselves with the British. ... Therefore, the natives fought against the American patriots. ...

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Native Americans had their sovereignty taken without consent. ... Natives used these as examples of ways of reforming federal Native American policies. ... Native Americans played a big role in WWII. ... The title of the state was The Rescue which led to idea that Natives needed white intervention. ... The moving and slaughtering and infiltration of Native American lands was the reason that nearly 100 million Natives were killed. ...

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In December 1993 the Native Title Act was passed which put into law what the Mabo decision stated and made Native Title possible. Although the Mabo decision was quite important in regard to land ownership it did leave two issues unresolved which included native title rights on pastoral leases and native title rights to the seas. ... The Wik judgement stated that it was possible for native title to continue even if there was a pastoral lease on the land. ... It extinguished native title on pastoral leases, vacant crown land, in towns and cities, and over waterways and airspace. ... The Queen...

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They have not seen a Native American before. ... They also needed the Natives for trading. When the need for Native American's help ended the Pilgrim's began to treat the Native Americans with less and less respect. ... Philip was now had the title of sachem. ... The Pilgrims sometime took land from the Native Americans by taking advantage of the Native Americans. ...

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The Redskins believe its name honors Native Americans, and has for the past sixty seven years. ... Just an image of a large Native American face. ... Although some might object that Mascots and logos are not meant to be offensive, but to entertain the audience and honor Native Americans, I reply that it mocks Native American tradition and culture. ... By making Native American mascots, they are not honoring them, they are mocking them. ... The title of the episode is "Redskins Debate", Bob Ley had a debate about the Redskins with Gyasi Ross (member of the Black Feet Indian Nation and...

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.: 250,000 _ groups: _ traditional _ urban (just under half of present population) _ there are similarities in the beliefs of different tribes _ spiritual dimension of the land _ present life is continuous with the Dreaming _ totemistic: animals/plants have associated symbols _ naturalistic: living off the land _ tied to the land: each group has a particular relationship with a particular piece of land _ The Dreaming as being fundamental to Aboriginal Culture and Societies _ 5 distinct features of Aboriginal Spirituality: Spiritual " spirits are natural to the world _ each person ...

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In the 150-page judgement it was decided that "communal native title" had never formed part of Australian law. ... In its decision the court acknowledged that common law must recognise the concept of "native title" but the title could be extinguished by a valid act of either the state or federal parliaments expressing a plain and clear intention to do so. ... Two, the concerns to those with commercial interests was the effect that the decision would have been on the various mining and farming interests that existed in areas where native title claims were likely to be made. The Native Tit...

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Oscar Howe Contemporary Native American Art Oscar Howe is arguably one of the most influential Native American artists to come out of South Dakota. ... A good example of this is this piece that depicts several Native American women dancing. Although the web site that I got this picture from did not give a title for this picture I believe that it is a joyful dance. ... The title of this piece is "War Dancer". ... For example, the painting clearly represents a duck hunt as the title suggests. ...

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The Court said that native title could be possessed by people who contrived to use the land and where traditional connection with the land had been substantially maintained, but the Court also said that the crown grant which gave an interest in the land that was inconsistent with a native title claim, would extinguish that native title. ... In 1993 WA then passed a Land (Titles and Traditional Usage) Act, This; a) extinguished native title and gave "rights of traditional usage with regards to the land": and b) Ministers could suspend these lesser rights under various circumstances. At the sam...

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This is true of many early contact treaties made between Europeans and native peoples. ... Soon Britain found themselves trying to deal with the dissatisfactions of Native tribes in the Americas and attempting to gain the trust of their new Native population in New France. This was a Native population who were largely allied with the French prior to British control. ... This was mainly due the fact that the Supreme Court of Canada judges supported the idea that aboriginal title may exist at common law, separate from the Royal Proclamation Act or other Canadian legislative acts. ... In addition...

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This fear of Native Americans is what fueled, in part, the Jackson-era anti-Native American policies circa 1830. ... While the title is explicitly referring to a single character in the book who is literally the last of his tribe, in certain contexts it accentuates the fact that the American colonists completely decimated the Native Americans. ... Although Cooper seems to have no apparent bias, it is rather curious that he would obscure this message after making such an effort with the title as it is. ... He thinks of Native American words as fused with the places they name, and links Nativ...

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It's all about titles and not hurting someone's feelings! ... In my opinion, that is a title that should be earned by hard work. ... It's all about titles and not hurting someone's feelings. ... Let's not forget about the "Native Americans". ... "Kansas City Native American Leaders defeated the Washington Native Americans 23 - 21 on a Last Second Field Goal." ...

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1491: New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus is a ground-breaking study of the early Americas and Native Americans. ... " Later, Native Americans were massacred using this same belief and self-proclaimed land entitlement. ... Instead of what Europeans were used to, Natives cultivated plants differently and intensely and did not have many domesticated large work animals. ... A reason this title was intriguing from the rest of the list is because, for one, it was one of the only two books at the library, and two, information about Native peoples has become an interest of mine- both...

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In Wik, the High Court decided that the grant of a pastoral lease does not necessarily extinguish native title, ie that native title can co-exist with rights conferred to pastoralists under the terms of their leases. ... However, according to Wik, where there is conflict in the exercise of those rights, native title rights are subordinate to those of the pastoral leaseholder. ...

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Another impact on both the Native Americans and the Europeans was the sharing of native crops to each other. ... The horse highly affected the lives of the Native Americans by improving their hunting abilities. ... Europeans unknowingly brought with them many diseases that eventually plague the Native Americans. ... Also, the ill treatment of the Native Americans by the land hungry Europeans virtually wiped out their civilization. ... Without all the help and instruction from the Native Americans, colonists would have never survived. ...

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He entreated the King and Queen to grant him the title "Don" and "Grand Admiral of the Ocean Sea and Viceroy and Perpetual Governor of all the islands," (Halsall). For an individual whose exploit if successful would bring him greater admiration and respect than a title from the King and Queen, why is he so concerned with personal accolades and badges even before he sets sail on his quest? ... By directly pointing out the lack of proper military weapons and equipment of the natives, Columbus downplays any threat of resistance. ... He laid the foundation with the blood of mi...

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It is these questions Abigail Solomon-Godeau explores in her article "Going Native: Paul Gauguin and the Invention of Primitivist Modernism." ... In spite of all this he still presented himself to the European market as being immersed in the native society. One way he attempted to do this was to give his works native titles. ...

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The Cherokee Indians is one of the largest groups of Native American people. ... While the Mexican government pushed back giving an answer to the Cherokees about the clear title to the land, the population of East Texas swelled. ... In 1835, the Cherokees still had not obtained title to their land, and their loyalty to Mexico had become doubtful. ... The fighting started and by sundown it is said that there were 18 natives dead and 3 Texans that were killed. ... The Cherokee still became one of the largest nations in the native world and is known as one of the five largest nations in the Unite...

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It was first invented by the Native Americans well over a century ago and then adapted to be part of the French and Canadian cultures as well. ... Lacrosse was invented by the Native Americans in the early 1500's as a part of their religion. ... To the natives, lacrosse is still known as "the creators game" because it was also used to help prepare them for war. ... In the first Olympic championship, Canada defeated the United States, and then held there title in the 1908 Olympics against England. ... Before then, only Johns Hopkins University (1978-1980) had ever won three NCAA titles in ...

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