National Native Title Council

An extraordinary milestone to celebrate. Congratulations Tjiwarl (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC! #congratulations #celebration #nativetitle #westernaustralia #aboriginalaustralia

This fire season is likely to be a dangerous one. The seasonal bushfire outlook released by the Australasian Fire and Emergency Council projects the risk of early fires and a higher-than-usual bushfire risk over vast areas of Australia. Cultural burning isn’t just important to Indigenous culture – it’s essential to Australia’s disaster management. Bhiamie Williamson - Research fellow and Project Lead at Fire to Flourish, Monash University reports - see link in the comments section below for a 6 minute read.

The book ‘Words to Sing the World Alive’ celebrates First Nations languages from across the continent. Through this book, forty high profile First Nation writers and thinkers, journalists and lawyers, artists and astronomers come together to reveal their favourite and significant words. Words that evoke the power of childhood and the wonder of Country; that explore the essence of mother, of fire, of time. Words that are imbued with family and belonging, and that surprise with their connections. Jasmine McGaughey presents "Words to Sing the World Alive" in an interview with Bertrand Tungandame for NITV Radio. To listen, click on the link in the comments section below. Listening Time: 10 mins 11 sec. #culturalheritage #Indigenouslanguage #song #firstnations #interview #radio

WA’s Aboriginal affairs minister Tony Buti has refused a section 18 application for a proposed iron ore mine at the centre of a spat between its backer and traditional owners. Equinox Resources’ 343 million tonne Hamersley Iron Ore project on the north-western edge of Karijini National Park has come under fire from the Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation due to its perceived impact to the famous national park. As reported by Tom Zaunmayr for Business News. See the link in the comments section below to read the full article. #mining #culturalheritage #protection #stategoverment #westernaustralia

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Last week 21 attendees representing Patta Aboriginal Corporation, Gurindji Corporation, Kwaty Aboriginal Corporation, Kitta Aboriginal Corporation and Huckitta Aboriginal Coporation alongside Central Land Council (CLC) staff attended the recent NNTC PBC Director’s Training workshop in Alice Springs.   Presenters included Duane Vickery – ETM Perspectives, Angela Gibbs – Red Gum Legal, Matthew Storey - Storey and Ward and Shirley McPherson - Walitj Hub (online) who covered topics ranging from Leadership; Land rights vs Native Title; the Mabo Decision; ILUA; strategic planning and FPIC.   CLC staff Dante Mavec covered the Sacred Sites Act, and Scarlet Chessman & Francine McCarthy presented the newly published CLC booklets with topics covering Native Title, Native Title on cattle country, Native Title and mining and Native Title story books.   A highly informative and productive four days! Pictured: NNTC members from Gurindji Aboriginal Corporation and CLC.

Last week in a fascinating interview NNTC Chair and and Impact Entrepreneur of Diliji Labs Kado Muir spoke with Marion Cheedy at Ngaarda Media about using AI or artificial intelligence to preserve cultural heritage. Listen in at 41.19 secs #radio #AI #culturalheritage #preservation #artificialintelligence #aboriginalaustralia #entrepreneur

The federal government's proposed National Water Agreement (NWA) is looking to overhaul Australia's overarching National Water Initiative (NWI) 20 year old water policy, widely considered unfit to meet the challenges posed by climate change. A 2021 review of the existing NWI also found it left Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples out of the national conversation on water and was not aligned with Closing The Gap targets. The new proposal seeks to incorporate better science and boost participation by First Nations peoples in water management. Gunditjmara Djab Wurrung man and chief executive of the National Native Title Council, Jamie Lowe has said involving First Nations people in water policy would benefit all Australians. "From an environmental and cultural perspective, for thousands of years, we've had outstanding water management practices, so from that perspective, First Nations people have a lot to offer," he said. As reported by Nikki Sorbello for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) read the article in full by clicking on the link in the comments section below.

NEWS ALERT Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation, which represents native title holders from the NT's Beetaloo Basin who wish to protect country, has commented on proposed new Territory laws designed to side-step environmental and other laws which apply to fracking. Djingili elder and Chair, Samuel Janama Sandy said: "We shouldn't hurry things, just so frackers can push more money into their pockets. We need to protect our water, our plants and animals and governments need time to make sure projects won't do damage. "The Territory is a beautiful place. Traditional Owners have a responsibility to protect country and water for their families and everyone who lives here. The new government should be thinking about how to create better housing, health and clean energy for our communities and real jobs that don't involve digging into our country." #fracking #caringforcountry #aboriginalaustralia #northernterritory #environment #protection

Congratulations Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC on your important announcement! See post below for details. #aboriginalaustralia #pastoral #pilbara #westernaustralia