In this video, Dr Vermeylen examines customary law and the sea rights of the Yolngu peoples in north-eastern Arnhem Land in Australia by exploring the mapping of ancestral land and sea rights as represented within the Saltwater Collection and considers the coming together of two legal systems (colonial and Indigenous) through these maps. Please note that this presentation contains images of ancestors and sacred sites.
The Saltwater Collection and sea rights: a tapestry of belonging, memory and relational laws, Australia
Dr Saskia Vermeylen
University of Strathclyde, UK
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In this video, Dr Vermeylen examines customary law and the sea rights of the Yolngu peoples in north-eastern Arnhem Land in Australia