The relationship between First Nations and their traditional territories is widely acknowledged. Yet how this relationship reveals itself in particular places and times across the globe continues to be a crucial aspect of self-determination and the protection of traditional lands.  This Webinar investigates the complexities of Indigenous land and water governance in various Asia-Pacific states and North America. This governance, whether based on state law and regulation, customary law and/or a combination of the two systems blends traditional knowledges and western legal approaches is a point of contestation among states and minority/indigenous groups. With speakers from Australia, New Zealand, The Philippines Taiwan, Japan the United States and Canada the session will provide participants with a broad range of perspectives on indigenous natural resource governance and indigenous land management projects. The sessions will include UNE academics among the international participants, including Marcelle Burns, Shawn Hooper who will talk about cultural burning as a land management tool. It will be opened by UNE PVC-Indigenous Joe Fraser.

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