Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (BNTAC), the prescribed body corporate for the Banjima People, together with BHP, today announced plans for the establishment of a Heritage Advisory Council, comprising Banjima Elders and senior BHP representatives, to provide input into mine planning at South Flank.
Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
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Established in 2013, the Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation was created to address the needs of the Banjima people. The corporation delivers programs and services aimed to providing Banjima people with resources to live prosperous and self-determined lives.
On 12 March 2014, the Court recognised the native title rights and interests of the Banjima people in relation to the determination area. The Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC hold native title in trust for the native title holders.
The Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation is governed by a board of seven Banjima members and a singular independent director. Bankima Country is located in the central Pilbara region of Western Australia and covers over one million hectares of land.
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Trustee
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Contact name |
Peter Rogers & Edward Armstrong
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Contact number |
08 9216 9888
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Postal address |
PO BOX 6278, EAST PERTH WA 6892
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Office address |
Level 1, 165 Adelaide Terrace, EAST PERTH WA 6004
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PBC size |
Large
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Region |
WA
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ICN (Indigenous Corporation Number) |
7971
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In its submission to the Northern Australia joint committee inquiry into Rio Tinto's Juukan Gorge blast, the Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation offered rare public commentary on the interplay between traditional owners and miners.
An Aboriginal corporation which steered a successful native title claim over WA's resource rich Pilbara region says the government should have negotiated instead of going to court. The Banjima people of the Central Pilbara have won recognition of cultural rights over more than 10,000 square kilometres of land.
Court rules against WA government after 15-year native title dispute with the Banjima people
On 11th March 2014, the Federal Court recognised the native title rights of the Banjima People at their on-country determination held in Karijini National Park in the Central Pilbara.
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