Traditional Owners definition

Traditional Owners means an indigenous person who is a member of a local descent group having certain rights and responsibilities in relation to a tract of land or area of sea.
Traditional Owners means Victorian Aboriginal persons or entities recognised under the Native ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (Cth), Traditional Owner ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (Vic) or Aboriginal ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (Vic);
Traditional Owners means the lineal descendants of Aboriginal persons who were prior to sovereignty entitled to use and occupy the lands and waters upon which the Aboriginal cultural heritage was originally located.

Examples of Traditional Owners in a sentence

  • All Employees will receive cultural awareness information as part of the site induction process to ensure that all workers are made aware of the history and spiritual connection that Traditional Owners have with the area where the Project is being constructed.

  • The agreement not only provides training for the TO representatives on the committee but also for all Traditional Owners to assist them in participating in the agreement.

  • Argyle employees, in turn, undergo cross-cultural training to build capacity on the company side to understand the perspective of the TOs. Argyle Diamond Limited and Argyle Diamond Mines Pty Limited, Traditional Owners (2004).

  • Establishment of the Relationship Committee demonstrates a commitment by the parties to the agreement to honour and empower the viewpoint of the Traditional Owners in influencing the Management Plans that affect their communities.

  • In the case of the Argyle Participation Agreement, Rio Tinto provided funding for the Traditional Owners to employ outside legal advice for support during negotiations.


More Definitions of Traditional Owners

Traditional Owners means the persons who are under Aboriginal Tradition the traditional owners or custodians of the Traditional Lands including future generations thereof, and any Deemed Traditional Owners;
Traditional Owners means those Aboriginal people who, in accordance with Aboriginal laws and customs, have been entrusted with the responsibility and authority for Aboriginal Sites.
Traditional Owners means the Native Title Determination Application National Native Title Tribunal No. QC98/12 (Federal Court No. QG6244/98 )made by the Native Title Party on behalf of the Birri People.
Traditional Owners means the Wiri People #2 Native Title claim group who, on the 2nd April 1998, made a native title determination application (NNTT No.QC98/11).
Traditional Owners means the Wiri People #3 native title claim group on whose behalf the Native Title Claim was made.
Traditional Owners means the Applicants, members of the Arakwal Aboriginal Corporation and others recognised as belonging to the Arakwal People.
Traditional Owners means the persons who, as a group, hold the rights and interests set out in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 223(1) of the Native Title Act. That is, in relation to an area of land and waters, the Traditional Owners are the persons who, as a group, hold communal, group or individual rights and interests in relation to land and waters, where: