List of native title claims in South Australia

Native title in Australia is the common law doctrine which is the recognition by Australian law that Indigenous Australians have rights and interests to their land that derive from their traditional laws and customs. Native title claims may be made in any Australian jurisdiction under the Native Title Act 1993. Claims made in the State of South Australia are listed below by date of lodgement. Claims are claimed by the federal and the state government.

Date lodged Claimant Claim type Location Area Status Result
22 January 2015 Barngarla Determination Eyre Peninsula 44,500 km2 (17,200 sq mi) Finalised Non-exclusive rights [1][2]
30 March 2009 Adnyamathanha Determination Flinders Ranges 41,085 km2 (15,863 sq mi) Finalised Non-exclusive rights [3]
27 March 2008 Dawn Margaret Brown Application North-West Unspecified Finalised Struck-out [citation needed]
26 September 2008 Dieri Application Eastern 52,737 km2 (20,362 sq mi) Finalised Non-exclusive rights [4]
11 September 2008 Wangkangurru/Yarluyandi Determination Witjira National Park 7,770 km2 (3,000 sq mi) Finalised Non-exclusive rights [5]
13 August 2007 Arunda - Yunkunjatjara Nguraritja[clarification needed] Application NW Central 53,040 km2 (20,480 sq mi) Finalised Struck-out [citation needed]
24 May 2007 Kokatha Application Central 178,000 km2 (69,000 sq mi) Finalised Struck-out [citation needed]
16 February 2006 Kuyani-Wilyaru Application Central Unspecified Finalised Discontinued [6]
8 June 2005 Yankunytjatjara Determination North-West 1,865 km2 (720 sq mi) Finalised Non-exclusive rights [7]
22 December 2000 Kuyani Application Central eastern 96,040 km2 (37,080 sq mi) Finalised Struck-out [citation needed]
25 October 2000 Kaurna Application Fleurieu to Port Wakefield 8,160 km2 (3,150 sq mi) Finalised Non-exclusive rights [8]
  1. ^ FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA: Croft on behalf of the Barngarla Native Title Claim Group v State of South Australia [2015 FCA 9], File number: SAD 6011 of 1998; John Mansfield (judge)
  2. ^ Barngarla people granted partial native title over large area of SA Eyre Peninsula, ABC News, By Nicola Gage and Natalie Whiting, 28 January 2015
  3. ^ Adnyamathanha People win Flinders Ranges native title claim, THE ADVERTISER, 30 March 2009
  4. ^ "The Dieri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC". Prescribed Bodies Corporate.
  5. ^ "Native title claims resolved for Witjira National Park". National Native Title Tribunal. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Claimant application summary - Kuyani-Wilyaru". National Native Title Tribunal. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011.
  7. ^ "De Rose Hill marks native title first for SA". National Native Title Tribunal. 8 June 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  8. ^ Eacott, Alina (21 March 2018). "Kaurna people granted native title rights in Adelaide 18 years after claim". ABC News.