From Gove to governance: milestones of the road to reform: the Bark petition, land-rights and self government, community government councils and the Local Government Act, the governance environment in communities, Northern Territory government policy initiatives, Indigenous political aspirations and action, where do the milestones lead? -- Why is Indigenous governance in the spotlight?: demographic trends, welfare dependency, education and health outcomes, scale and spatial distribution, the implications for community governance today -- Reshaping Indigenous governance: key initiatives and options: regional authorities: a new era in governance?, cultural principles for governance: Indigenous subsidiarity, the established regional authorities, the cost-benefits of regionalised governance -- Lessons from regionalising governance to date -- Cultural match and legitimate governance, the Local Government Act: a framework for regionalised governance? - Resourcing Indigenous governance -- Capacity development for effective Indigenous governance -- The road ahead
Summary
This paper attempts to identify the key challenges facing Indigenous people and governments in reshaping the architecture of Indigenous governance in the Territory, and considers some strategic options for a way forward
