People involved		Perth / Swan valley Aboriginal Affairs Department. The African Delegation were guests of the Aboriginal Affairs Department at their offices in Perth. This was organised by Pamela Fruin, Principal Policy Officer, Heritage and Culture and Irene Stainton, Manager, Heritage Management Branch. We were formally briefed for the first time on Native Title legislation and its application in WA. and were left with no illusion as to the complexity of administering the Native Title Act. Perhaps for the first time we realised that good intentions do not always bring the results required - not yet at least. The Department presented a comprehensive picture through its various staff members and ‘friends’. It was pleasing to us to hear open criticism of people, policies and practices, suggesting an open and consultative environment existed between many Aboriginal Australians and governmentin WA.   Ken Colbung OA provided a welcome and history of his people and their association with country. A presentation of the work of the AAD was made by the Director, Haydn Lowe. We also heard from Cedric Wyatt, former Director of AAD and Chairman of the Aboriginal Lands Trust, Barry Taylor his deputy, and Brett Hill, Team Leader for Land Acquisition at the Indigenous Land Corporation. John Clarke, Director of the Native Title Office, explained how the Native Title Act recognised native title as a common law right, but did not necessarily confer ‘ownership’ to title holders.   We were addressed by Dr Kim Hames MLA, Minister for Housing, Aboriginal Affairs and Water Resources, who stressed the commitment in his government to deal with the ongoing problems of conferring title to land to Aboriginal Australians. He welcomed we and wished them well in their tour of the state.   After the meeting we were taken on a tour of Perth and the Swan valley. The first stop was to Yagan’s statue near Perth where Ken Colbung OA and Patrick Hume gave the history surrounding Yagan’s death and subsequent returning of his remains from the United Kingdom, where until recently they had been put on display at the Liverpool Museum and later buried in a pauper’s grave.   From there we had lunch with Elders from Nyoongar communities in the Swan valley - Norm Harris, Chairman and Mrs. Maisey Weston, - members of the Nyoongar Council of Elders.   We later visited the Swan Valley Nyoongar Community where we were addressed by Robert Bropho and other members of the community. For the first time we heard of the discontent felt by some Aboriginal people about the failure of Native Title legislation to deliver tangible benefits to them. We were alarmed to hear the anger directed at white Australians and administrators in their perceived failure to bring about fundamental change in the relationship between indigenous communities and white dominated society.   Dinner with Archbishop Carnley Later that evening we were invited to dine at the home of Archbishop and Mrs Peter Carnley where we joined with some of the families who were hosting delegates and had the opportunity to meet among others Justice Robert French, who was to address us the next morning at the National Native Title Tribunal. Before departing delegate Ben Lobulu gave thanks to the Archbishop and referred to an article he read in a Tanzanian newspaper in which the Archbishop had publicly argued for respect of indigenous rights to land.