The matter concerning native rights and interests of the Indigenous inhabitants of Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand remains a priority for both countries’ legal and political systems. The native rights of indigenous peoples for most countries such as Australia and Hawaii get recognized by international law and practice. Since international law has a significant impact on both the Australian New Zealand and Hawaii legal structure, it is clear that global norms, mainly those relating to native human rights, are highly pertinent to Hawaii’s lawful and political conditions, New Zealand, and Australia’s native individuals.
In Australia, native individuals have the right to possess lands and other resources, provided the land and other resources are traditionally owned, occupied, or legally acquired. Mostly, In Australia, native communities have the responsibility to prove that they have a constant connection to the land and other properties that they own.
In New Zealand, the Maori native community enjoys a relatively strong position compared to other native tribes or individuals worldwide. The Waitangi Treaty in New Zealand has given most indigenous communities an excellent opportunity to have several rights and freedom. The Maori native community in New Zealand has several rights for resource protection, own property, and respect to culture and language.
In Hawaii, the aboriginal people represent the indigenous community. Unlike Australia and New Zealand, the indigenous Hawaiians do not have self-governance rights. However, the indigenous Hawaiians formed a growing self-government association to fight for their basic needs, recognize their status as indigenous people, preserve their language, and protect their resources.
All indigenous people from Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii are similar in that they have been neglected for many years by their government. Both native communities have been denied several rights and freedom since the time of colonization. On the differences, both communities have different movements that fight for their rights and freedom; thus, in ten years, all the native communities will not be neglected but entitled to different rights and privileges.
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