Vision: “We embrace the importance of Aboriginal cultural, heritage and traditional knowledge systems in every aspect of natural resource management in the region, and respect all Traditional Owners and Custodians across the NAR”
Goal 1: All natural resource management projects in the region acknowledge and engage with Traditional Owners and Custodians, and their representative bodies or corporations, by 2030.
Gather and distribute information on Aboriginal heritage and culture, where appropriate
Produce newsletter articles, publications or resources focusing on Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Promote inclusion of traditional knowledge systems and language into the school curriculum
Host or support Aboriginal Language events, Cultural Days, Return to Country events
Host or support Aboriginal arts and tool-making, oral history or story-telling events
Host, support or participate in Traditional Ecological Knowledge conferences or workshops
Update existing documents to include Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Protect the intellectual property of Traditional Owners and Custodians and knowledge holders
Goal 3: 100 activities undertaken to manage and protect Aboriginal cultural and heritage sites in consultation with Traditional Owners and Custodians by 2030.
Establish, expand or support Aboriginal Ranger programs, including for women and youth
Establish or support the development of Aboriginal enterprises in natural resource management or Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Engage cultural interpretation services for events
Employ Aboriginal people
Promote Aboriginal artists
Procure services of Aboriginal contractors or consultants
Support new Aboriginal-owned businesses in the NRM sector
Provide traineeships, internships or scholarships for Aboriginal people
Acknowledgment of Country
We respectfully acknowledge the Yamaji and Noongar people who are the Traditional Owners and original natural resource managers of the Northern Agricultural Region and pay our respect to all of the Aboriginal Elders and leaders in the region, past, present and emerging
“Bandang jinangij ngala nyoongar boodja danjoo.”All people looking after Country together (Noongar).
“Barndi nhurra nganjungu barnagi yanayinha.”It is good that you come to our Country (Yamaji Wajarri).