Outstation movement
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The Outstation movement refers to the relocation of Indigenous Australians
from towns to remote outposts on traditional tribal land.
As described in the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
a range of problems faced Aboriginal people living in towns.
During the 1980s a number of groups moved to small settlements on their traditional lands. Some outpost communities include:
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
from towns to remote outposts on traditional tribal land.
As described in the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody
The Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody studied and reported on the high level of deaths of Aboriginal people whilst in custody after being arrested or convicted of committing crimes. This included suicide, natural causes, medical conditions and injuries caused by police...
a range of problems faced Aboriginal people living in towns.
During the 1980s a number of groups moved to small settlements on their traditional lands. Some outpost communities include:
- Kintore, Northern TerritoryKintore, Northern TerritoryKintore is a remote settlement in the Northern Territory of Australia, located approximately 530 km west of Alice Springs and close to the border with Western Australia. At the 2001 census, Kintore had a population of 691, of which 95% identified themselves as Aboriginal...
- Utopia, Northern TerritoryUtopia, Northern TerritoryUtopia is an Aboriginal homeland formed in November 1978 by the amalgamation of the former Utopia pastoral lease with a tract of unalienated land to its north. It covers an area of 3500 square kilometres, transected by the Sandover River, and lies on a traditional boundary of the Alyawarra and...
- Kiwirrkurra Community, Western Australia
External links
- Caring for Country: Connection to Land - Past and Present Northern Land CouncilNorthern Land CouncilThe Northern Land Council is in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It has its origins in the struggle of Australian Aboriginal people for rights to fair wages and land. This included the strike and walk off by the Gurindji people at Wave Hill, cattle station in 1966. The head...
- Sean Sexton, (1996), Homeland Movement: High and Low Roads, Indigenous Law Bulletin
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Social Justice Reports 1994-2009 and Native Title Reports 1994-2009 for more information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs.