...pride, heritage and custom...

Lowitja O'Donaghue, former Chair of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission:

'Not only is the recognition of Aboriginal Customary law an issue of pride, heritage and custom. It can also be, to some communities, an issue of survival.'

Keywords: aboriginal law, custom, O'Donaghue, Lowitja, 1995

'Customary law as a vehicle for community empowerment', Proceedings of the Indigenous Customary Law Forum, 18 October 1995 AGPS Canberra, 1995 p 59.
Author: Strelein, Lisa
Source: O'Donaghue, Lowitja