Yindjibarndi

WGAR News: "Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them"

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:14:46 +0000

Newsletter date: 17 February 2013

Contents:

* Gerry Georgatos, Indymedia Australia: Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them
* CAAMA: Yindjibarndi 1 - Fortescue Metals Group 0 - court ruling favours the mob !
* YAC: Cause to come home - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win
* YAC: Truth is the Best Defense - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win
* ABC Indigenous: Yindjibarndi court decision brings 'tears of joy'
* NIRS: Former FMG employee allegedly threatens to sue National Indigenous Times
* Background to the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation (YAC)

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Fortescue Metals Group

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation

Federal Court win

Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

Gerry Georgatos - Indymedia Australia - Federal Court win by Yindjibarndi means Fortescue must negotiate with them

CAAMA - Yindjibarndi 1 - Fortescue Metals Group 0 - court ruling favours the mob

YAC - Cause to come home - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

YAC - Truth is the Best Defense - Yindjibarndi Federal Court win

ABC Indigenous - Yindjibarndi court decision brings tears of joy

NIRS - Former FMG employee allegedly threatens to sue National Indigenous Times

WGAR News: Canadian PM to talk with Aboriginal leaders following hunger strike: Tracker

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:35:35 +0000

Newsletter date: 9 January 2013

Contents:

* Tracker: Canadian PM to talk with Aboriginal leaders following hunger strike
* CBC News Canada: 9 questions about Idle No More
* Background to the Aboriginal sovereignty movement

* Tracker: Concern at high Indigenous youth jail rate
* Background to Aboriginal imprisonment and Deaths in Custody

* Tracker: Doubts over income quarantine in APY Lands
* Background to Income Management for APY Lands in South Australia

* Kathy Marks, The National: Billionaire mining magnate accused of dividing indigenous communities

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Aboriginal sovereignty

Aboriginal imprisonment

Stronger Futures

Stronger Futures Legislation related articles

Yindjibarndi

APY Lands

CBC News Canada - 9 questions about Idle No More

Tracker - Concern at high Indigenous youth jail rate

Tracker - Doubts over income quarantine in APY Lands

Kathy Marks - The National - Billionaire mining magnate accused of dividing indigenous communities

NIRS - Sam Watson says Mabo Day a better day for national celebration

ABC Video - Calls to pardon hanged Aboriginal man

WGAR News: Premier’s approach ostracising all in the push to develop James Price Point: Greens

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 19:26:21 +0000

Newsletter date: 16 December 2012

Contents:

* Greens Senator Rachel Siewert: Premier’s approach ostracising all in the push to develop James Price Point
* The West: Wide-ranging rally [in opposition to the gas hub at James Price Point]
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA

* SBS World News: [National Indigenous Television] NITV goes free to air

* SBS World News Video: National strategy launched to reduce Indigenous suicide rates

* SBS World News Video: Indigenous Aussies 'should vote for their own senators'

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National Indigenous Television

Indigenous suicide

Indigenous politics

The West - Wide-ranging rally - in opposition to the gas hub at James Price Point

SBS World News - National Indigenous Television - NITV goes free to air

SBS World News Video - National strategy launched to reduce Indigenous suicide rates

SBS World News Video - Indigenous Aussies should vote for their own senators

SBS Living Black Audio Interview - More Trouble In Roeburne - That's the prediction of lawyer Kerry Savas

SBS Living Black Audio Interview - Why are Yindjibarndi Still Living In Poverty

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert - Premier’s approach ostracising all in the push to develop James Price Point

Conflicting information, interests and land owners dog FMG

Anonymous — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:25:36 +0000

BIG THANKS to the National Indigenous Times and its very special journalist Gerry Georgatos in exposing the FMG hand in dividing the Yindjibarndi and then in keeping up the coverage - because of this mainstream media got the guts to run with a story not looking too pretty for Andrew Forrest and FMG!
Conflicting information, interests and land owners dog FMG

Fortescue Metals Group has had its East Pilbara iron ore operations caught in disputes over conflicting information, conflicts of interest and the authority of traditional owners.

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FMG's "The True Yindjibarndi Story" versus YAC's "FMG's Great Native Title Swindle"

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 13:17:58 +0000

Two different sides to the Yindjibarndi/Fortescue story - make up your own mind ala Akira Kurosawa style!

This is a 10 minute 22 second clip commercially produced to depict a version of events from the March 16, 2011 Yindjibarndi community meeting to decide whether Yindjibarndi should negotiate with Fortescue over mining rights on the terms offered by Fortescue - Andrew Forrest spoke to the Yindjibarndi at the meeting:

The film was produced post April 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGZ_H_SWiQM

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