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Dauanalgaw (Dauan) People |
Category: | People | |
Sub Category: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | Native Title Holders (Native Title Act) |
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State/Country: | Queensland, Australia |
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Subject Matter: | Environmental Heritage | Native Title |
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The Dauanalgaw (Dauan) People are referred to in Dauan People v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1064 as those people who hold native title and a common body of traditional law and culture within a determined land area. They live on Dauan Island and were traditionally maritime people who had frequent contact with people from other Torres Strait Islands and from the Papua New Guinea Mainland. |
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