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This is a list of indigenous rights organizations.Some of these organizations are members of other organizations listed in this article. Sometimes local organizations associated with particular groups of indigenous people will join in a regional or national organization, which in turn can join an even higher organization, along with other member supraorganizations.
The following entries include a range of different agencies, organisations, institutions as well as documents and sources of information. Some of the agencies are no longer operating. The list includes: private companies; not-for-profit organisations eg: Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre; educational and research institutions
National Congress of Australia's First Peoples ("National Congress") is the national elected and representative body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Australia. Established in 2010, National Congress has grown from inception to comprise and serve over 180 organisations and almost 9000 individual members.
The Coalition of Peaks is an unincorporated body that represents more than 80 Indigenous community groups and peak organisations across Australia. [3] Under a partnership agreement with the Council of Australian Governments (now National Cabinet), Australian governments have promised to consult with the Coalition of Peaks in the creation, implementation and reform of Closing the Gap policies. [4]
By 1962–65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were granted universal suffrage. Specifically, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 gave all Aboriginal people the option of enrolling to vote in federal elections, [1] whereas the previous Commonwealth Electoral Act 1949 gave Aboriginal people the right to vote in federal elections only if they were able to vote in their state elections.
Aboriginal painting in Grampians National Park in Victoria, Australia Aboriginal mural at the Aborigines Advancement League in Thornbury. A Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) is a recognised representative body of an Aboriginal Australian people per the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic.), whose function is to protect and manage the Aboriginal cultural heritage in the state of Victoria in ...
Each state has a different system relating to Aboriginal-owned land, with the representative bodies given varying names. In New South Wales , there is also a network of local Aboriginal land councils (LALCs), which form a network of organisations close to their communities and support the larger land council, but these bodies do not administer ...
This category collects organizations relating to indigenous rights. It includes multilateral and nongovernmental bodies with a specific charter to promote and protect the rights and associated interests of indigenous peoples, including also representative bodies and organizations of indigenous peoples themselves. It may also include research ...