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minimum of 12 people full time, and the increased physical activity has assisted inthe control of diabetes (SA Government unpublished).Residential use and home ownershipOwnership and/or control of land can provide people with a place to live. ManyIndigenous people live in community housing which has been built on Indigenousland (see section 3.7). Section 9.5 provides some information on the numbers ofIndigenous people who live on their homelands or traditional country (but, asexplained in section 9.5, this is not necessarily the same as the numbers of peopleliving on Indigenous owned or controlled land). People who own their homes maygain economic benefits from living in, renting out, selling or borrowing against theproperty.Commercial businessCommercial businesses sell goods or services to the general public and includeenterprises like shops and eco-tourism ventures.The ILC operates and manages 10 commercial businesses throughout Australia, andin 2005-06 employed 194 Indigenous people in a range of roles. These businessesare mainly large scale beef cattle enterprises, but also include tourism businessesand two orchards. The ILC is currently focusing its programs on employment,training and education opportunities, particularly in the pastoral and tourismindustries.The Lundin Warra Aboriginal Corporation, an Indigenous-owned enterprise, runsWujal Wujal Walker Family Tours, providing guided walking tours through theDaintree Rainforest in Queensland (see box 11.2.2 for more information).Service deliveryLand can be used to site and deliver services to Indigenous communities (such ascommunity housing, aged care and postal services).The Wunan Foundation is a not-for-profit Indigenous organisation in the EastKimberley (WA). It provides a range of services aimed at improving socioeconomicoutcomes for Indigenous people, including:• training and development programs for Indigenous people• a wilderness adventure tourism business in partnership with Australian PacificTouring.ECONOMICPARTICIPATION ANDDEVELOPMENT11.25

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