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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.
Mayala
Claim history:
The Mayala Native Title claim covers about 4000 square kilometres of land and sea country including islands in the Buccaneer Archipelago, located to the north east of the Dampier Peninsula. The claim application was registered with the National Native Title Tribunal in 1998 and re-registered in 2005 after some amendments were made to the claim.
The Mayala claim was postponed until after the completion of the Bardi Jawi claim, as they share many similarities.
The Mayala claim has been further delayed until a decision has been made in relation to an appeal in the Bardi Jawi claim. The appeal seeks to overturn the finding that no native title exists on the islands and sea country, off the Dampier Peninsula.
However, some anthropological work towards establishing a connection report has begun and will be further pursued when the outcome of the Bardi Jawi native title determination appeal has been finalised.
