NOTICE OF NATIVE TITLE AUTHORISATION MEETING FOR THE CAIRNS REGIONAL CLAIM GROUP

NOTICE OF NATIVE TITLE AUTHORISATION MEETING FOR THE CAIRNS REGIONAL CLAIM GROUP

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ATTENTION ALL

DJABUGAY-YIRRGANYDJI-BULWAY-NYAKALI-GULUY PEOPLE

NOTICE OF A NATIVE TITLE AUTHORISATION MEETING FOR THE CAIRNS REGIONAL CLAIM GROUP NATIVE TITLE APPLICATION (QUD692/2016) REPLACING THE APPLICANT & CHANGING THE NAME OF THE CLAIM

The Djabugay-Yirrganydji-Bulway-Nyakali-Guluy People native title claim group previously authorised an applicant comprised of Tyrone Cannon, Jeanette Singleton, William Brim and Glen Williams to make an application to the Federal Court of Australia (Tyrone Cannon & Ors on behalf of the Cairns Regional Claim Group & State of Queensland & Ors, QUD692/2016) (Cairns Regional Claim) seeking recognition of their native title rights and interests under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth) (Native Title Act). The Cairns Regional Claim covers the area shown in the map.

North Queensland Land Council (NQLC) will hold a meeting over two days on Wednesday 12 October 2022 and Thursday 13 October 2022 to which all members of the Djabugay-Yirrganydji-Bulway-Nyakali-Guluy People native title claim group are invited.

This is an important meeting as the claim group will be asked to authorise that the current applicant for the Cairns Regional Claim be replaced with a new applicant & whether to change the name of the claim. NQLC strongly encourages you to attend as it is proposed that binding decisions will be made on the second day of the meeting on Thursday 13 October 2022.

MEETING DETAILS:

Dates: Wednesday 12 October 2022 – Day 1 Thursday 13 October 2022 – Day 2
Venue: Rydges Esplanade Resort, 209-217 Abbott St, Cairns Qld 4870
Registrations open: 8.30am
Meeting start time: 9.45am
Meeting finish time: 4.00pm (approximately)

Wednesday 12 October 2022 – Day 1

On day 1, NQLC will provide information about a proposed agenda and draft resolutions and offer a forum for the members of the Djabugay-Yirrganydji-Bulway-Nyakali-Guluy People claim group to ask questions of NQLC and to also discuss either amongst themselves or in the presence of NQLC officers (as they see fit) the authorisation decisions that they will be asked to consider making on day two.

Thursday 13 October 2022 – Day 2

Day 2 will be an authorisation meeting for the members of the Djabugay-Yirrganydji-Bulway-Nyakali-Guluy People claim group.

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:

The purpose of the meeting is for the Djabugay-Yirrganydji-Bulway-Nyakali-Guluy People claim group to discuss, consider and make decisions about:

  1. Authorising a replacement of the applicant for the Cairns Regional Claim native title application under s.66Bof the Native Title Act.
    Note: The applicant must be a member of the native title claim group and is the person or persons authorised by the native title claim group to make the application and to deal with all matters arising under the Native Title Act in relation to the application, subject to any conditions placed on the applicant’s authority under s. 251BA of the Native Title Act
  2. Placing conditions on the authority of the replacement applicant pursuant to s. 251BA of the Native Title Act.
  3. A change of the name of the claim to the ‘Djabugay-Yirrganydji-Bulway-Nyakali-Guluy People’ or ‘DYBNG People’ or any other agreed name.
  4. Such other matters as may be required to give effect to decisions made in relation to items 1 to 3 above.

PERSONS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING:

All members of the Djabugay-Yirrganydji-Bulway-Nyakali-Guluy People native title claim group are eligible to attend this meeting. The Djabugay-Yirrganydji-Bulway-Nyakali-Guluy People native title claim group are those persons who descend from one or more of the following apical ancestors, including through traditional adoption (claim group members can trace descent from the below ancestors either through patrifilial or matrifial links (this means either through their father’s line or their mother’s line)):

  1. Biddy Tangir Coleman
  2. George Coleman
  3. Ginny/ Jinny Njujingai
  4. Worundu and Maritjima (parents of Ernest Bounghi)
  5. Billy Boyle
  6. Nellie Kuranda nee Street (mother of Topsy Thomas and others)
  7. Andrew Thomas aka Billy
  8. Jerry Bardon
  9. Maggie (mother of Janie Clark nee Brown)
  10. Robert Clarke
  11. Joshua Barron
  12. Merukan (father of Toby Brim and others)
  13. Annie Brim
  14. Barney Hunter and Minnie Street
  15. Tambo/ Sambo Street and Kitty Street
  16. Jimmy Hobbler
  17. Billy Hobbler
  18. Tommy Newbury
  19. Jimmy Newbury and Polly Thompson
  20. Waikanigai
  21. Joe and Annie Davidson
  22. Andrew Dabah
  23. Billy Long and Nellie(parents of Nellie Hastie)
  24. Jimmy and Nellie Street
  25. Jinny (mother of Tambo Banning)
  26. Minnie (mother of Buttercup Banning)
  27. Billy and Rosie (parents of Bella Robinson who raised Charlie Levers and Peter Banning)
  28. Annie Courtney
  29. Polly Courtney
  30. Kitty Courtney (mother of Dick Richardson and others)
  31. Charlie (who partnered Kitty Courtney)
  32. Molly Dingga and her partners Ngunbitji and Patupita (Parents of George Kuranda/Carrol, Maggie Bowen and Jinnie Kuranda)
  33. Tommy Hobson and his partners Cissie and Rose
  34. Kitty Donald
  35. Nellie and Micky (parents of Mary Anne Lawrence)
  36. Cissie Hunter
  37. Wulwai
  38. Waimbul and Jakere
  39. Jikangoman (mother of Charlie Hyde)
  40. Nellie of Redlynch (who partnered Jiritju)
  41. Charlie Fourmile
  42. Walter Fourmile
  43. Billy Jagar
  44. Kitty Ikitjiti (mother of Maggie Aleck)
  45. Lizzie and Peter Harwood
  46. Frank and Jinnie of Redlynch
  47. Billy and Rosie of Speewah
  48. Jeanie Graper
  49. Charlie McGrath aka Frank Lyons
  50. Nellie (mother of Peter, Charlie, Mick and Phillip Reid)
  51. Henry of Barron River
  52. Old Man Manga/Mange;
  53. Niju Wu of Double Island.

If you have any questions about whether you are eligible to attend the meeting as a descendant of one or more of the ancestors listed above, please call NQLC’s Cairns office on Freecall 1800 814 779 or (07) 4042 7000 and ask to speak with anthropologist Kara Dunn or send Kara an email at kdunn@nqlc.com.au. To register your interest in attending this meeting or to enquire about travel assistance please contact Cherona Walker at NQLC on Freecall 1800 814 779, 07 4042 7000 or cwalker@nqlc.com.au no later than 5:00pm, Tuesday 27 September 2022. Note that any requests for travel assistance after this date will not be approved.

There is limited funding available for travel assistance and approvals are subject to NQLC policy.

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