Legal win for the Ngarla people
Posted: November 8th, 2012
YMAC is very pleased by a Federal Court decision earlier this week stating that the BHP Mt. Goldsworthy mining leases do not permanently extinguish the Ngarla people’s native title.
Landmark Native Title Victory, Ngarla-Mount Goldsworthy Decision, Radio Australia, November 2012
Posted: November 6th, 2012
YMAC is very pleased by a Federal Court decision earlier this week stating that the BHP Mt. Goldsworthy mining leases do not permanently extinguish the Ngarla people’s native title.
Click the link below to listen to an interview with YMAC CEO Simon Hawkins about the decision on ABC Radio Australia.
Landmark Native Title Victory, Ngarla-Mount Goldsworthy Decision, Radio Australia, November 2012
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Pilbara women meet African women in mining
Posted: November 6th, 2012
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Last week, senior women from Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation met with a visiting delegation of women involved in mining and development issues from various nations across Africa.
The delegation included representatives from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Madagascar and Mozambique. The group visited the Pilbara as part of a Mining Study Tour funded by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). Organisers of the tour included the International Mining for Development Centre and the Australia-Africa Partnerships Facility.
The women came together in Karratha to share their experiences working with the mining industry at local, regional and national levels. They also discussed significant expansion of the mining, and oil and gas industries in Africa, the long history of mining on traditional Aboriginal country in the Pilbara and the challenge of channelling the benefits of these industries into sustainable community development.
Njamal elder and Co-Chair of Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation, Mrs Doris Eaton, said the meeting was an excellent opportunity to learn more about women leading their communities in Africa, and share the experiences of mining and development in the Pilbara.
2012 Annual Report now available for download
Posted: October 31st, 2012
YMAC is proud to release our Annual Report for the 2011/12 financial year. In addition to our complete financial statements, the report also contains many highlights from the year, a message from the CEO, a report from the Board of Directors and many beautiful pictures of country.
Click here to download our Annual Report from our website or email srosenfeld@ymac.org.au to request a hard copy.
YMAC at UWA Indigenous Careers Expo
Posted: September 21st, 2012
YMAC would like to thank all the students at UWA who attended the Indigenous Careers Expo for making it a great day!
Native Title Stories: Victor Mourambine
Posted: September 6th, 2012
Watch Yamatji committee member Victor Mourambine reflect on his experiences of native title in Austalia.
This is the fourth in a series of interviews with our committee and board members, in which they share their stories of country and culture. See previous interviews with Ben Roberts, Susan Oakley, and Diane Stewart.
Native Title Stories: Diane Stewart
Posted: August 31st, 2012
YMAC would like to welcome Diane Stewart as the latest member of our Board of Directors. Ms Stewart is a Nyangumarta woman from the East Pilbara who loves spending time on country. Watch her video below to hear her stories about country, family and culture.
Diane Stewart, YMAC Director.
This is the third in a series of interviews with our Committee and Board Members, in which they share their stories of country and culture. See previous interviews with Yamatji Directors Ben Roberts and Susan Oakley.
Diane Stewart
Posted: August 31st, 2012
Diane Stewart, YMAC Director, reflects on her experiences of native title.
YMAC Co-Chair speaks in the national media about the future of Njamal country
Posted: August 27th, 2012
The Njamal people of the Pilbara region of WA welcomed a visit by United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, James Anaya on their country last week. Professor Anaya visited the site of a joint venture between the Njamal people and Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), the North Star Project.
The Njamal People and FMG entered into an agreement in December 2011 that will protect significant cultural sites and lead to the creation of a joint venture to run a mining operation on an orebody adjacent to FMG’s proposed North Star mine.
During the visit, YMAC Co-Chair and Njamal elder Mrs. Doris Eaton spoke to Fairfax media about the joint venture and what it means for Njamal people and country.
Read the full story in the Sydney Morning Herald here.
Professor Anaya had the opportunity to meet with the Njamal people and representatives of FMG to learn more about this unique land access agreement. He also visited significant Njamal heritage sites, including rock art complexes, and spoke with the Njamal people about the effect that mining has had on their community.
“I’m grateful to the Njamal people for the opportunity to meet with them on their country, along with representatives of FMG, and learn about a unique and potentially beneficial arrangement with the mining industry”, Professor Anaya said.
Mrs Eaton said “This trip was a good opportunity to show Professor Anaya and the wider community what the Njamal People have achieved through our agreement with FMG. It is important that people see the beauty of our country first hand so that we can all work together to protect our culture, heritage and stories