Dauanalgaw (Dauan) People

Category: People
Sub Category:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | Native Title Holders (Native Title Act)
Place:
State/Country:Queensland, Australia
Subject Matter:Environmental Heritage | Native Title
Summary Information:
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.

Related Entries

  • Dauan People v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1064 (6 July 2000) - Native Title Claimant
  • Dauan Island Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)
  • Dauanalgaw / Ergon Energy Electricity Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)
  • Dauan Island Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) (No. 2 Body Corporate Agreement)
  • Dauanalgaw (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation and Islanders Board of Industry and Services Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA) - Native Title Claimant
  • Dauan Health Care Indigenous Land Use Agreement (ILUA)
  • Dauan Island Torres Strait Social Housing ILUA
    • Organisation
  • Dauan Island Council
  • Dauanalgaw (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
    • People
  • Charles Bigie on his own behalf and on behalf of the Dauan People

    • References

    Case Law
    Commonwealth of Australia (2000) Dauan People v State of Queensland [2000] FCA 1064 (6 July 2000)
    Media Release
    National Native Title Tribunal 'Native Title Agreements Double with Torres Strait Determinations'
    Resource
    National Native Title Tribunal (2004) Native Title by Consent Determinations

    Glossary

    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Australia) | Native Title Holders (Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)) (Australia)
    Created:Monday, 11 March 2002
    Modified:Wednesday, 4 May 2022

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