Primary contact
27 Stuart Highway, Alice Springs
Postal address: PO Box 3321, Alice Springs NT 0871
Alice Springs, Northern Territory 0871
Identity area
Identifier
daa/209
Authorized form of name
Central Land Council, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Contact area
Coordinator Information Services
Type
Address
Street address
27 Stuart Highway, Alice Springs
Postal address: PO Box 3321, Alice Springs NT 0871
Locality
Alice Springs
Region
Northern Territory
Country name
Postal code
0871
Telephone
08 8951 6211
Fax
08 8958 2813
Contact form at: https://www.clc.org.au/contact-us/
Note
Description area
History
Famous historic events such as the Gurindji strike and exodus from Wave Hill cattle station in 1966 paved the way for the 1973 Woodward Royal Commission into Aboriginal land rights in the Northern Territory.
Justice Woodward’s first report to the federal government in July 1973 recommended setting up a Central and a Northern Land Council to present to him the views of Aboriginal people.
A 1975 meeting of representatives of Central Australian Aboriginal communities elected Charlie Perkins as the first Central Land Council chair and Wenten Rubuntja as his deputy.
For further history of the Council, see https://www.clc.org.au/articles/cat/our-history/
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Officer in charge: Coordinator Information Services
Records management and collecting policies
Records of the Land Council, and related Central land interest and other related Aboriginal interest records.
Buildings
Holdings
Land Council: Land Claim Documentation 1976- present.
Quantity: 100m.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Access area
Opening times
Office hours are 8.30am-5pm. Facilities only available to staff.
Access conditions and requirements
Archives and vital records of the Central Land Council are subject to certain restrictions of access and use to staff in-house. These restrictions are based on cultural standards and research needs that apply to current and permanent holdings.
A culturally appropriate archival program and access policy has been developed to ensure that standards are met. Central Land Council's archives are closed access to the public.
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Any enquiries should be directed to the Coordinator Information Services.
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised 16 January 2024
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Maintenance notes
Access points
Access Points
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
- Genealogical (Thematic area)
- Indigenous (Thematic area)
- Local Studies (Thematic area)