The Moasri in New Zealand do this sorta thing on a semi-regular basis. Hell, a couple of years ago (or was it only one?)they tried to claim that they owned the electromagnetic spectrum. Seriously. I'm not kidding. Basically, they said that they were here first, and so basically owned the airwaves....
Something less drastic, from further back, was the (successful) claiming or Tribal Fishing Rights, including - and this is the fun part - trout and salmon, two species introduced by europeans!
Big difference between Maori and Aborigines on this front is, Maori have the Treaty of Waitangi under their belt, whereas the Aborigines have nothing. Can anyone guess at just how successful they'll be??
Sounds like they're going Maori....
The Moasri in New Zealand do this sorta thing on a semi-regular basis. Hell, a couple of years ago (or was it only one?)they tried to claim that they owned the electromagnetic spectrum. Seriously. I'm not kidding. Basically, they said that they were here first, and so basically owned the airwaves....
Something less drastic, from further back, was the (successful) claiming or Tribal Fishing Rights, including - and this is the fun part - trout and salmon, two species introduced by europeans!
Big difference between Maori and Aborigines on this front is, Maori have the Treaty of Waitangi under their belt, whereas the Aborigines have nothing. Can anyone guess at just how successful they'll be??