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Mary Tarran on James Price Point negogitaions
Jabirr Jabirr Traditional Owner Mary Tarran discusses the importance of protecting Indigenous culture and heritage at James Price Point.
Greater Jaru
Claim history:
The proposed Greater Jaru claim was identified in 1997 and covers all the traditional land of the Jaru people. Preliminary investigations suggest the claim area is generally identified as land to the north of the Tjurabalan Native Title determination area, as well as land to the south and east of the Halls Creek township. It is proposed the Greater Jaru claim could combine the Lamboo claim and the Koonjie-Elvire claims, as the Jaru people also belong to these areas.
The move towards creating one large claim, instead of having several smaller claims, is based on the shift to define claim boundaries on cultural areas rather than pastoral borders.
Lamboo:
The Lamboo native title application was lodged with the National Native Title Tribunal in 1999 and covers the Aboriginal-owned Lamboo pastoral lease.
As the pastoral lease is Aboriginal-owned it gives considerable security to the Traditional Owners of this area and as such this claim has not been pursued as swiftly as others, although it is still a priority.
It is possible the Lamboo claim could be absorbed into the Greater Jaru claim, should it go ahead.
Koonjie-Elvire:
The Koonjie-Elvire native title claim is about 1000 square kilometers and takes in the Koonjie Park and Elvire pastoral leases. The claimed was lodged with the National Native Title Tribunal in 1999. As the claimants are the Jaru people, the claim could be absorbed into the Greater Jaru application, should it go ahead.
