The First Peoples' Assembly have hit back at claims from Opposition Indigenous affairs spokesperson Jacinta Nampijinpa Price treaty negotiations wouldn't be a "true, democratic process" in the wake of an apparent secret meeting over the weekend.

Speaking on Sky News after dark, Senator Price - who has regularly expressed her opposition to treaties - told media commentator Peta Credlin, Tony Abbott's former chief of staff, that Australians should be "very concerned" about treaty processes across the country, arguing the federal government could eventually "ram it on through".

"It's really deeply concerning stuff," Senator Price said.

"You can't suggest, that with these sorts of shady closed-door events, and this inability to provide transparency, that this is actually going to be a true, democratic process, that heads toward legislation in this legislation process."

The Senator went further and said the perceived low voter turnout for the Assembly elections, as well as the recent South Australia's First Nations Voice, meant they were unrepresentative of the broader Indigenous community.

"We all know that Mr Albanese is sitting in the background waiting for all these states to conduct their treaty processes and then ram it on through, and Australians should be very concerned. This is going to affect every single one of us," she said.

Assembly Co-Chair Rueben Berg told National Indigenous Times: "For the last four years we've been out yarning with our communities across Victoria and steadily building up our electoral roll which is completely independent from government."

"We've built it from scratch and are very proud of the progress," the Gunditjmara man said.

Over the weekend the Assembly held a 'Talking Treaty' panel discussion event, which Sky News reported the media was "banned from entering".

However, National Indigenous Times understands it was in fact open to the media, but as is the normal practice, journalists had to register for the event.

Charles Pakana - who moderated the event - said on his podcast The Van Talks, the journalist in question, Georgie Dickerson, was allowed in, but the camera crew were not - having not previously registered for the event.

"We should never bar the media…but filming was simply not appropriate," Mr Pakana said.

He said Ms Dickerson declined the invitation to attend without the camera crew.

National Indigenous Times has been offered multiple opportunities throughout the year to attend Treaty discussions from the Assembly, with most other events being streamed live online. These have included sit down interviews with the Co-Chairs and an invitation to the state treaty gathering in Geelong.

The Assembly also records all the information from meetings and posts them for the public to view on their website, and its reports for 2023-24 are expected to be tabled in the Victorian Parliament this week.

A Victorian government spokesperson told National Indigenous Times: "Last weekend's meeting about Treaty referenced in media reports was a Q&A panel discussion about Treaty, part of a state-wide program of engagement the First Peoples' Assembly has been running for several years. It was a free, public event that was advertised on the Banyule Council website."

The Assembly has largely promoted a culture of reconciliation and inclusiveness.

When the Victorian Opposition withdrew from the Treaty process earlier this year without informing the Assembly before announcing the decision in the media, Mr Berg told reporters the door would always remain open.

"Treaty is all about local knowledge and practical solutions and our elected Members have been chosen by their communities to represent them in this shared journey," Mr Berg said on Tuesday.

The Victorian government has heavily backed the Treaty process and has begun to champion self-determination in government departments.

The Victorian government spokesperson said they had "spent the past eight years putting the foundations in place for Treaty".

"Our process is clear, steady and transparent - having passed legislation twice," the spokesperson said.

"The First Peoples' Assembly has been operating effectively for four years as the independent body representing First Peoples in Victoria's Treaty process."

National Indigenous Times has contacted Senator Price for comment.