▁national ▁black ▁identity ▁and ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁by ▁young ▁Ab original s ▁as ▁an ▁identity ▁document . ▁B irth ▁certific ates ▁are ▁issued ▁so ▁that ▁Ab original ▁children ▁are ▁not ▁forced ▁to ▁be ▁registered ▁at ▁birth ▁with ▁the ▁white ▁nation ▁of ▁Australia . ▁Jack ▁Davis , ▁a ▁well - known ▁Ab original ▁poet ▁from ▁W A , ▁gave ▁AP G ▁permission ▁to ▁use ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁poem ▁about ▁an ▁Ab original ▁nation . ▁The ▁AP G ▁letter head ▁car ries ▁Jack ' s ▁words ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁page . ▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁government ▁sh unn ed ▁the ▁AP G ▁after ▁the ▁AP G ▁declared ▁it ▁would ▁only ▁meet ▁on ▁a ▁government ▁to ▁government ▁basis , ▁not ▁as ▁a ▁lo bb y ▁group . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁AP G ▁eventually ▁met ▁with ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Paul ▁Ke ating ▁on ▁native ▁title ▁legisl ation ▁( as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁' B ' ▁Team ). ▁Michael ▁Mans ell ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁earlier ▁in ▁native ▁title ▁deliber ations ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁representative ▁body ▁by ▁a ▁national ▁Ab original ▁meeting ▁of ▁ 4 0 0 ▁people ▁at ▁Eva ▁Valley ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁M ab o ▁High ▁Court ▁g ains . ▁However , ▁Mans ell ▁later ▁refused ▁to ▁go ▁with ▁his ▁co - A bor iginal ▁deleg ates ▁to ▁sign ▁off ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁legisl ation ▁with ▁Ke ating ▁because ▁Mans ell ▁refused ▁to ▁validate ▁invalid ▁gr ants . ▁Such ▁validation ▁only ▁target ed ▁Ab original ▁native ▁title ,