Mantjintjarra Ngalia

The Mantjintjarra & Ngalia^[1] people are an Australian Aboriginal peoples belonging to the Western Desert cultural bloc. Mantjintjarra Ngalia are seeking recognition of their inherent land rights through the Australian Federal Court native title claim process.^[2][3] In March 2009 the Mantjintjarra Ngalia claim came a step closer to recognition after passing the stringent registration test of the Native Title Act.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.nativewiki.org/Ngalia/Mantjintjarra Accessed 5 September 2009
2. ^ Bid for native title rights, Kalgooorlie Miner, (Kalgoorlie. WA, 6 June 2009), P.5.
3. ^ http://www.nntt.gov.au/News-and-Communications/Media-Releases/Pages/Mantjintjarra_Ngalia_submit_claim.aspx Accessed 4 September 2009
4. ^ http://www.nntt.gov.au/Applications-And-Determinations/Registration-Test/Pages/WA-Registration-test-decision-summary-WC06_6-2_Mantjintjarra_Ngalia_2.aspx Accessed 4 September 2009