Blue Mud Bay
E869063
Blue Mud Bay is a culturally and spiritually significant coastal area in Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia, renowned as a sacred homeland of the Yolngu people and central to landmark Indigenous sea rights.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
coastal area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Yolngu creation stories
ⓘ
Yolngu songlines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coastType | tropical ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| governedBy | Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestrictions | permit required for non-Indigenous visitors ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversitySignificance | important marine habitat ⓘ |
| hasClimate | monsoonal ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor | Yolngu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
coastal wetlands
ⓘ
intertidal mudflats ⓘ mangrove habitats ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousPeople | Yolngu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | Yolngu Matha languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance | landmark Indigenous sea rights precedent in Australia ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualSignificance | true ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalOwners |
Manggalili clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yolngu people NERFINISHED ⓘ other Yolngu clans ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | recognition of Indigenous customary marine tenure in Australia ⓘ |
| isSacredSiteFor | Yolngu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Blue Mud Bay sea rights case
ⓘ
Indigenous coastal ownership ⓘ Indigenous sea rights ⓘ |
| legalCase |
Blue Mud Bay v Northern Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Territory v Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCaseDecisionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| legalCaseIssue |
application of Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 to tidal waters
ⓘ
intertidal zone fishing rights ⓘ |
| legalCaseJurisdiction | High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCaseOutcome |
recognition of Aboriginal ownership of intertidal zone
ⓘ
requirement for fishing licences to have permission from traditional owners ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arnhem Land
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Nhulunbuy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yirrkala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Aboriginal freehold land
ⓘ
Gulf of Carpentaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Yolngu homeland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial activities
ⓘ
cultural practices ⓘ subsistence fishing by Yolngu people ⓘ |
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