Yidindji public notice world conference 21 9 2014 2

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Public Notice Monday, the 21st day of September, 2014 The Yidindji Tribal People release this notice to maintain the honour and integrity of the Yidindji Tribe.

The Yidindji Tribal Council of Elders wants to bring to the attention of the world that the Yidindji Tribal People will not be attending and nor have representation at the upcoming United Nations World Conference on Indigenous Peoples (World Conference) held on the 22nd and 23rd of September 2014 at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

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The Yidindji Tribal People now make known to the world that: 1. The Yidindji Tribal Emblem is used to identify Yidindji Tribal Authority.

2. The Yidindji Tribal Council of Elders DOES NOT grant nor give permission for the use of the Yidindji Tribal Emblem at the World Conference.

3. The Yidindji Tribal People WILL NOT be attending the World Conference.

4. The Yidindji Tribal Council of Elders DOES NOT grant nor give permission for any other person to represent, speak on behalf of, and or attend on behalf, at the World Conference, the Yidindji Tribal People.

5. The Yidindji Tribal Council of Elders DOES NOT grant nor give permission to the National Congress of Australia’s First People to represent, speak on behalf of, and or attend on behalf, at the World Conference, the Yidindji Tribal People.

6. The Yidindji Tribal Council of Elders DOES NOT grant nor give permission to Les Malezar and or Kirstie Parker as joint co-chairs of the National Congress of Australia’s First People, to represent, speak on behalf of, and or attend on behalf, at the World Conference, the Yidindji Tribal People.

7. Any person claiming to represent, speak on behalf of, and or attend, the World Conference on behalf of the Yidindji Tribal People gives mutual consent and or voluntarily consents to Yidindji tribal Law and to be tried within the jurisdiction of Yidindji Tribal Courts and or Tribunals pursuant to Yidindji Tribal Law and or any other jurisdiction the Yidindji tribal Council of Elders sees fit.

Unlawful use, possession and or desecration of the Yidindji Tribal Emblem or any part of the Yidindji Tribal Emblem is prohibited and constitutes an offence pursuant to Yidindji Tribal Law. Use means but is not limited to adverse use; the use without license or permission.

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Possession means but is not limited to receiving or obtaining possession of the thing, having control over the disposition of the Yidindji Tribal Emblem (whether or not the Yidindji Tribal Emblem is in the custody of the person), and or having joint possession of the Yidindji Tribal Emblem.

Desecration means but is not limited to where a reasonable person would infer that the destruction or mutilation is intended publicly to express contempt or disrespect for the Yidindji Tribal Emblem, the Yidindji Tribal People, and or the Yidindji Tribe.

Part means but is not limited to any component of the Yidindji Tribal Emblem; these are individual components, Yidindji Tribal Shield, Yidindji Tribal Sword, Yidindji Tribal Spears, Yidindji Tribal Lands Representation and or any combination of the aforementioned components.

Any man, woman, child, and or person in use of, and or possession of, and or desecrating Yidindji Tribal Emblems and or components of the Yidindji Tribal Emblem, gives mutual assent, and or voluntarily consents to Yidindji Tribal Law, and to be tried within the jurisdiction of Yidindji Tribal Courts and or Tribunals pursuant to Yidindji Tribal Law. Any man, woman, or child claiming to be a Yidindji tribal member will invoke Yidindji Tribal Law, gives mutual assent, and or voluntarily consents to Yidindji Tribal Law, and to be tried within the jurisdiction of Yidindji Tribal Courts and or Tribunals pursuant to Yidindji Tribal Law and or any other jurisdiction the Yidindji tribal Council of Elders sees fit.

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By order: Yidindji Tribal Council of Elders

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