Sentence examples for indigenous commissioner from inspiring English sources

The clearest manifestation of this sluggishness at AFL headquarters is the still unresolved issue of the league's first Indigenous commissioner, long mooted but as yet not appointed.

But he also said he had discussed with the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, the possibility of adding an Indigenous commissioner to the process.

Labor's leader in the Senate, Penny Wong, has criticised the lack of consultation and asked why an Indigenous commissioner was not appointed as well as Martin.

Wong said the federal government should have considered appointing additional commissioners because the inquiry would "probably benefit" from an Indigenous commissioner.

George Brandis has said he had considered adding an Indigenous commissioner to the Northern Territory juvenile detention inquiry before the appointed commissioner, Brian Martin, stepped down because of concerns over a perception of a conflict of interest.

Ely S. Parker, one of the administrators of the Blacksmith estate, went on to draft the surrender at Appomattox and to become the first indigenous Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

The thought of an Indigenous co-commissioner was contemplated last week, apparently, but only speedily progressed after a hue and cry went up and Martin packed his bags.

He was appointed commissioner for indigenous affairs by President Felipe Calderón in 2006.

Coming out of the Broome conference, we were encouraged to see our human rights commissioners, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, acknowledging that Indigenous people have property rights like everybody else, and acknowledging that we have rights to economic development, like everybody else.

Muhammad Sha'ani Abdullah, a human rights commissioner, said many indigenous people on the Malaysian Peninsula, called orang asli in Malay, lived in remote areas.

In an interview in Serian, about an hour's drive from Kuching, the Sarawak capital, Jannie Lasimbang, one of the human rights commissioners, said some indigenous people reported that government forestry officials had burned down their houses when they refused to leave the land after it was classified as a forest reserve.