Native Title - Jurisdictions Rejecting The Doctrine

Jurisdictions Rejecting The Doctrine

There is no possibility for aboriginal title litigation in some Commonwealth jurisdictions; Barbados and Pitcairn Islands were uninhabited for hundreds of years prior to colonization, although they had previously been inhabited by Arawaks and Caribs, and Polynesians, respectively.

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