Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #traditionalowners, aggregated by home.social.
Rio Tinto backs Queensland bauxite with $2.7 billion
Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has committed US$1.9 billion ($2.7 billion) to the development of the Kangwinan Bauxite Project in…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #RioTinto #bauxite #CapeYork #construction #development #Earlyworks #Glencore #INVESTMENT #Operations #Queensland #RioTinto #traditionalowners
https://www.europesays.com/britain/149581/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/149581/ Rio Tinto backs Queensland bauxite with $2.7 billion #bauxite #CapeYork #construction #development #EarlyWorks #Glencore #INVESTMENT #Operations #Queensland #RioTinto #TraditionalOwners
Aurukun Deal Gives Rio Tinto (RIO) More Bauxite Upside, But Risks Remain
Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO) has agreed to acquire the Aurukun Bauxite Project in Western Cape York, Queensland, from…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #RioTinto #acquisition #approvalprocess #Aurukun #Aurukunbauxiteproject #developmentopportunity #Glencore #QueenslandGovernment #RIO #RioTinto #RioTintoGroup #traditionalowners
https://www.europesays.com/britain/122262/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/122262/ Aurukun Deal Gives Rio Tinto (RIO) More Bauxite Upside, But Risks Remain #acquisition #ApprovalProcess #Aurukun #AurukunBauxiteProject #DevelopmentOpportunity #Glencore #QueenslandGovernment #RIO #RioTinto #RioTintoGroup #TraditionalOwners
NT traditional owners considering mandating rehabilitation as condition for new mines
Northern Territory Indigenous traditional owners fed up with collapsed mining companies not being made to put enough money…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #landremediation #mineremediation #Mining #miningbonds #NathanRiverResources #northernlandcouncil #nt #ntenvironment #nttraditionalowners #roperbarironoreproject #traditionalowners #yusephdeen
https://www.europesays.com/australia/87225/
https://www.europesays.com/3148707/ Perth’s road to nowhere deadlock resolved after four-year-delay over Aboriginal heritage concerns #australia #construction #GreatEasternHighway #hazelmere #HelenaRiver #infrastructure #LloydStreetBridge #midland #MidlandTrafficProblems #PerthNews #RitaSaffioti #TraditionalOwners #WaNews
https://www.europesays.com/3148707/ Perth’s road to nowhere deadlock resolved after four-year-delay over Aboriginal heritage concerns #australia #construction #GreatEasternHighway #hazelmere #HelenaRiver #infrastructure #LloydStreetBridge #midland #MidlandTrafficProblems #PerthNews #RitaSaffioti #TraditionalOwners #WaNews
https://www.europesays.com/3148707/ Perth’s road to nowhere deadlock resolved after four-year-delay over Aboriginal heritage concerns #australia #construction #GreatEasternHighway #hazelmere #HelenaRiver #infrastructure #LloydStreetBridge #midland #MidlandTrafficProblems #PerthNews #RitaSaffioti #TraditionalOwners #WaNews
Perth’s road to nowhere deadlock resolved after four-year-delay over Aboriginal heritage concerns
One of Western Australia’s longest bridges will be built to fix a road to nowhere in Perth’s east…
#Australia #Perth #Construction #GreatEasternHighway #hazelmere #HelenaRiver #Infrastructure #LloydStreetBridge #Midland #midlandtrafficproblems #perthnews #ritasaffioti #traditionalowners #wanews
https://www.europesays.com/australia/56795/
Hundreds march on secretive military base Pine Gap in Alice Springs, in biggest protest at site in decades
Arrernte traditional owners in Central Australia have delivered a letter to the front gates of Pine Gap demanding…
#NewsBeep #News #Australia #Activism #arrernte #AU #militaryfacility #pinegap #sacredsites #spybase #traditionalowners #USgovernment
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/812291/
Hundreds march on secretive military base Pine Gap in Alice Springs, in biggest protest at site in decades
Arrernte traditional owners in Central Australia have delivered a letter to the front gates of Pine Gap demanding…
#Australia #activism #arrernte #AU #Austrlia #militaryfacility #pinegap #sacredsites #spybase #traditionalowners #USgovernment
https://www.europesays.com/australia/54496/
Hundreds of activists join Arrernte traditional owners ahead of Pine Gap protest
Hundreds of activists and academics have travelled to Central Australia to voice their concerns over the expansion of…
#Australia #activism #arrernte #AU #Austrlia #militaryfacility #pinegap #Protest #sacredsites #spybase #traditionalowners
https://www.europesays.com/australia/53652/
Nhulunbuy housing provider urged to get back to basics amid post-mining planning crunch
A senior Northern Territory government official has criticised a government-funded remote housing provider for “not doing enough” to…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #RioTinto #arnhemland #Economy #Housing #HousingCrisis #miningtown #remotecommunity #RioTinto #smallbusiness #traditionalowners
https://www.europesays.com/britain/77343/
https://www.europesays.com/britain/77343/ Nhulunbuy housing provider urged to get back to basics amid post-mining planning crunch #ArnhemLand #Economy #Housing #HousingCrisis #MiningTown #RemoteCommunity #RioTinto #SmallBusiness #TraditionalOwners
Nhulunbuy housing provider urged to get back to basics amid post-mining planning crunch
A senior Northern Territory government official has criticised a government-funded remote housing provider for “not doing enough” to…
#Australia #ArnhemLand #AU #Austrlia #Economy #housing #housingcrisis #miningtown #remotecommunity #RioTinto #SmallBusiness #traditionalowners
https://www.europesays.com/australia/44415/
https://www.europesays.com/ie/560905/ ‘Systemic racism’ claims identified in buried reef authority review #coral #CoralReefs #Éire #Environment #FirstNations #gbrmpa #GreatBarrierReef #GreatBarrierReefMarineParkAuthority #IE #Indigenous #Ireland #ocean #racism #reef #ReefAuthority #Science #TraditionalOwners
‘Systemic racism’ claims identified in buried reef authority review
An independent review into the agency tasked with protecting the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef revealed staff were…
#Australia #AU #Austrlia #coral #coralreefs #FirstNations #gbrmpa #GreatBarrierReef #GreatBarrierReefMarineParkAuthority #Indigenous #ocean #racism #reef #reefauthority #traditionalowners
https://www.europesays.com/australia/41083/
‘Systemic racism’ claims identified in buried reef authority review
An independent review into the agency tasked with protecting the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef revealed staff were…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #Coral #CoralReefs #FirstNations #GBRMPA #GreatBarrierReef #greatbarrierreefmarineparkauthority #Indigenous #ocean #Racism #reef #reefauthority #Science #Traditionalowners
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/733665/
‘Systemic racism’ claims identified in buried reef authority review
An independent review into the agency tasked with protecting the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef revealed staff were…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #coral #coralreefs #FirstNations #GBRMPA #GreatBarrierReef #GreatBarrierReefMarineParkAuthority #indigenous #Ocean #racism #reef #reefauthority #Science #traditionalowners
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/768673/
#Australia - Concerns over #GreatArtesianBasin water impacts in new #BHP agreement
By Kathryn Bermingham, Thomas Kelsall
Sun 14 Jun
Excerpt: "#Environmentalists and #FirstNations groups say a new agreement between the #SouthAustralian government and BHP, set to be passed by state parliament this week, does not do enough to end water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin.
"They also say their concerns have not been taken seriously and that they have been shut out of the consultation process.
"The government announced last month it would introduce a bill to 'modernise' the #OlympicDam indenture — a legislated contract with BHP that governs mining operations.
"The updated indenture broadens BHP's #mining lease and removes caps on #copper production, paving the way for a potential major expansion.
"It also addresses water access, stipulating that BHP must stop drawing water from its Great Artesian Basin Wellfield A by 2036.
"But it allows continued access to BHP's other #wellfield, despite the concerns of #TraditionalOwners and environmentalists that extraction is damaging the local mound springs."
#AusPol #WaterIsLife #IndigenousAustralians #ExtractiveActivities #CopperMining
#Australia - ‘Gone forever’: political anger after #NSW #Aboriginal #HeritageSite bulldozed for power lines
The #RockShelter was destroyed by contractors building #TransmissionLines for the Central-West Orana #RenewableEnergyZone
Petra Stock
Wed 27 May 2026
"#Indigenous community members have described their shock and anger after an Aboriginal rock shelter was 'damaged beyond recovery' by contractors building transmission lines for a #NewSouthWales renewable energy zone.
"The #HeritageSite was destroyed by bulldozers in March during the construction of access tracks for the #CentralWestOrana renewable energy zone, a transmission line project located about 300km north-west of #Sydney.
"The network company #Acerez, engaged by the state government to design, build and operate the infrastructure project, discovered the damage in May while undertaking due diligence checks.
"A company spokesperson said processes to protect the shelter 'were not fully implemented'.
" 'We are deeply sorry and apologise without reservation to the #TraditionalOwners and to the local community,' they said."
https://www.europesays.com/2810119/ Native title holders awarded more than $54m for economic, spiritual loss from NT’s McArthur River Mine #australia #borroloola #compensation #CulturalSpiritualEconomicLoss #McarthurRiverMine #NativeTitle #NtGovernment #payout #TraditionalOwners
Renewable energy company abandons native title court application over Darwin solar farm
A renewable energy company accused of “bulldozing the rights of Aboriginal people” has withdrawn a court application linked…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Aboriginal #AU #Australia #Farm #greenhydrogen #humptydoo #KamHo #KoolpinyahStation #nativetitle #NigelBrowne #NorthernLandCouncil #renewables #Science #solar #solarpower #traditionalowners #WakWak #Wulna
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/489062/
https://www.europesays.com/ie/344401/ Renewable energy company abandons native title court application over Darwin solar farm #aboriginal #Éire #Environment #Farm #GreenHydrogen #HumptyDoo #IE #Ireland #KamHo #KoolpinyahStation #NativeTitle #NigelBrowne #NorthernLandCouncil #RENEWABLES #Science #solar #SolarPower #TraditionalOwners #WakWak #Wulna
#SouthAustralia - #PointPearce #FirstNations #CultureGarden
"#LandcareAustralia is proud to partner with #PointPearceAboriginalCorporation in establishing a First Nations community-led conservation and education project. Located in South #Australia’s Point Pearce in the #WardangIsland #IndigenousProtectedArea (IPA), the project is led by the #TraditionalOwners, the #Narungga people, and aims to support #Indigenous youth to learn about their Cultural heritage and knowledge that will lead to career and leadership pathways in #EnvironmentalConservation.
At the heart of this initiative is the Point Pearce First Nations Culture Garden, a space where #Elders, #FirstNationsRangers, and #IndigenousYouth come together to bridge and transfer #CulturalKnowledge. Designed as a hands-on learning environment, it will inspire young people to explore environmental conservation, deepen their appreciation for the natural world and discover career pathways that utilise Cultural knowledge.
The Culture Garden will feature a #medicinal and #ceremonial plant area, #NativeBushFoods, water features to attract #wildlife, #SensoryGarden, and dedicated spaces for learning and Cultural practice. With a #seedling #propagation zone, a #NativeSeed cleaning station, a fruit and nut #orchard, and interpretive walking trail. More than just a garden, it serves as a ‘cultural learning hub’—fostering pride and offering a comprehensive setting for community events, educational programs, and vocational training opportunities. With funding from #OneTreePlanted, the tree planting will also help #restore #NativeVegetation and improve habitat for threatened species including the Southern Hairy-nosed #Wombat.
Aligned with the South Australian Department for Education’s Aboriginal Education Strategy, the project aims to inspire engagement, Cultural pride, and environmental responsibility among First Nations students. It focuses on educational outcomes and how Cultural activities can play in enhancing social and academic competence among First Nations students."
https://landcareaustralia.org.au/project/point-pearce-aboriginal-corporation-culture-garden/
#SolarPunkSunday #Rewilding #PreservingNature #CulturalPreservation #IndigenousAustralians #Australia #NatureEducation #NativePlants #BushTucker
#Australia - Creating an #Indigenous plant-use #garden: harvesting
April 14, 2022, #LandCareAustralia
"The satisfaction of eating straight from the garden is one of life’s best learning experiences, however we need to be respectful and mindful to only harvest what we need to allow the plant to continue to thrive for generations to come.
This activity involves the assessment and mapping of local environments to create a successful and thriving Indigenous plant-use garden.
To understand local perspectives and support these activities, we recommend reaching out to the local #TraditionalOwners and #FirstNations peoples community groups who can assist in knowledge sharing and understanding local land, histories and culture. This is an important consideration to ensure that any reconciliation initiatives are being driven in a local, meaningful way.
This learning activity is the last part of a sequence of 6 individual learning activities focused on creating an Indigenous plant-use garden. The order of these learning activities are: resources from the bush, vision, plant list, site assessment, planting and harvesting.
Landcare is an amazing grass roots, volunteer movement that harnesses individuals and groups under the ethic of caring for the land. There are approximately 6,000 volunteer environmental group across Australia that fall under the Landcare umbrella. The movement focuses on the sustainable management of all of Australia's natural resource assets and encompasses individuals and groups across the whole landscape from coastal to urban and remote areas of Australia."
Watch video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkZ6GRx2rZg
Full learning activity:
https://juniorlandcare.org.au/learning_activity/creating-an-indigenous-plant-use-garden-harvesting/
Landcare website:
https://landcareaustralia.org.au/
#SolarPunkSunday #HonorableHarvest #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousGardens #IndigenousPlants #NativePlants
Scientists and Indigenous rangers partner up in trial restoration of Great Barrier Reef
Millions of baby coral are being released in what is estimated to be the largest restoration trial on…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #AustralianInstituteofMarineScience #coral #coralspawning #GreatBarrierReef #indigenousfuturesproject #indigenousrangers #Restoration #Science #traditionalowners
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/308489/
Giant Crocodile Brought to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo, Upsetting Indigenous and Conservation Groups
NEED TO KNOW Old Faithful, a giant crocodile made famous by the late Steve Irwin, has been relocated…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #AustraliaZoo #Croc #crocodilefarm #FarNorthQueensland #giantcrocodile #OldFaithful #Science #steveirwin #Traditionalowners
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/271954/
Giant Crocodile Brought to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo, Upsetting Indigenous and Conservation Groups
NEED TO KNOW Old Faithful, a giant crocodile made famous by the late Steve Irwin, has been relocated…
#NewsBeep #News #Wildlife #AU #Australia #australiazoo #croc #crocodilefarm #farnorthqueensland #giantcrocodile #OldFaithful #Science #SteveIrwin #traditionalowners
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/263124/
#JacintaPrice says #Victoria’s #treaty with #traditionalowners is a ‘defiance of democracy’ after the state passed the country’s first treaty with traditional owners.
The treaty will establish the #FirstPeoplesAssembly as a permanent #representativebody to provide advice to government, under a new statutory corporation called Gellung Warl. It will also include a truth-telling & accountability body to keep Victoria on track with its commitments to closing the gap #auspol
#Astron Corp #Donald mine - plundering and polluting for profit - will be the world's fourth-largest #rareearths mine outside #China.
Australia’s first fluorite mine faces ‘deep opposition’ from Kimberley traditional owners
A proposal to build the country’s first commercial fluorite mine in Western Australia’s far north is facing strong…
#NewsBeep #News #Business #Aboriginal #AU #Australia #DunhamRiver #fluorite #fluorspar #GrantWilson #Kimberley #KUNUNURRA #Speewah #SpeewahFluoriteProject #tivan #traditionalowners
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/233589/
Water Justice ? https://theconversation.com/a-fierce-tussle-over-a-northern-territory-river-reveals-australias-stark-choice-on-water-justice-248766
#Martuwarra
https://www.martuwarra.org/
#Mataranka
https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/down-to-the-river-to-prey-tos-say-nt-govt-is-prioritising-business-over-culture/0owg7x0i2
#CSIRO
https://publications.csiro.au/publications/publication/PIcsiro:EP2023-4974
#FirstNations #TraditionalOwners #Dambimangari from #Dambiri meaning “homelands”, and -ngari meaning “belong to”. #Saltwaterpeople lived on “north-west Kimberley” country for millennia BUT their care for Country was disrupted by #colonialism - losing access to their land, culture, communities, and traditions in ways both they and the land have not yet recovered from.
https://www.australianwildlife.org/nationalreconciliationweek2023/
#JuukanGorge 47,000 years
https://theconversation.com/the-first-published-results-from-juukan-gorge-show-47-000-years-of-aboriginal-heritage-was-destroyed-in-mining-blast-234806
65,000 years Madjedbebe rockshelter in #Kakadu, near #Jabiru
https://theconversation.com/buried-tools-and-pigments-tell-a-new-history-of-humans-in-australia-for-65-000-years-81021
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010 doco)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1664894/
Painting in the Dark (interview)
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/painting-in-the-dark-cave-paleolithic-izzy-wisher/104533286
Three guiding principals of the Butchulla people :
1) What is good for country must come first
2) Do not touch or take anything that does not belong to you
3) If you have plenty, you must share
K’Gari, the world’s largest sand island off the coast of Australia, is seeing new opportunities emerge for its traditional owners, the Butchulla people, through fire recovery and land management efforts. They're transforming weed trees into 'dingo sticks' to help protect against the island's native dogs, which have posed a threat to tourists, especially children.
#butchullapeople #kgarirecovery #landmanagement #traditionalowners #indigenouswisdom #firemanagement #dingosafety #conservationefforts #sustainableliving #respecttheland
From 2016:
#TraditionalOwners in Katherine and #Ngukurr regions threaten legal action over #GasExploration deal
TRADITIONAL owners in the Katherine and Ngukurr regions are threatening legal action to halt a historic and much-heralded gas exploration deal involving #GinaRinehart’s #mining companies
ZACH HOPE
June 28, 2016
"TRADITIONAL owners in the #KatherineNT and Ngukurr regions are threatening legal action to halt a historic and much-heralded gas exploration deal involving Gina Rinehart’s mining companies.
"The NT News can reveal traditional owners from the #Alawa, #Kelweyi and #Mangarrayi land trusts will today use a scheduled #NorthernLandCouncil meeting to demand a review of the agreement and accuse the #NLC of failing to properly consult.
"NLC chief executive #JoeMorrison rejected the accusation as the work of #environmentalists fostering a 'rising tide of confusion' among traditional owners.
"The exploration deal for Hancock Prospecting’s #JacarandaMinerals and #MineralsAustralia over more than 6500sq km of #Aboriginal-owned land in the #McArthurBasin was announced in March last year as the first gas exploration permit on NLC-managed Aboriginal land.
"It was promoted by the NT Government as a win for jobs and the economy, and as a breakthrough in co-operation between traditional owners, mining companies, government and the NLC. But traditional owners soon after began calls for a review of the consultation and demanded copies of the deal they signed.
"'We are in agreement that the process and risks of onshore #ShaleGas #fracking and the scope of work plan was not explained to us. We believe there has been a failure to undertake proper consultation,' read the most recent of several letters signed by traditional owners and sent to the NLC and Chief Minister Adam Giles since April last year.
"Northern Territory #FrackFreeAlliance spokeswoman Lauren Mellor said traditional owners and members of the land trusts were refused copies of the agreement."
#NorthernTerritory #Australia #NoMiningWithoutConsent #NoDrillingWithoutConsent #EnvironmentalRacism
Alarm as miners seek approval to impact heritage sites without #TraditionalOwners ' consent
Giovanni Torre - February 29, 2024
"A #WesternAustralian Traditional Owners group has expressed 'profound disappointment' over a mining company's Section 18 application to impact two sacred sites, submitted without the group's content.
"The #Wintawari #Guruma #Aboriginal Corporation told #NationalIndigenousTimes that #EquinoxResources Ltd submitted the application without seeking consent or consulting with them.
"The #NativeTitle holders noted that the Equinox project is 'on the doorstep of the iconic #Karijini #NationalPark", and that more than 15,000 people have signed an online petition to ask Equinox to 'reconsider their plans to damage the area'.
"Wintawari said they only learned through the media that Equinox had lodged a section 18 notice seeking ministerial approval to impact an area of land that retains cultural significance to Aboriginal people throughout the #Pilbara.
"'The Wintawari Traditional Owners are extremely disappointed that Equinox is yet to meet with the elders to discuss their section 18 notice through an implementation committee to be established under an agreement between them and Wintawari,' a spokesperson said.
"Wintawari Guruma Aboriginal Corporation said that it proposed a meeting with Equinox in Karratha on Thursday, 29 February to discuss the section 18 notice, adding that the company 'has apparently rejected the opportunity to engage with Wintawari and the Traditional Owners through the processes provided for in their agreement'.
"The Wintawari spokesperson told National Indigenous Times that the Equinox CEO is not able to meet with WGAC to consult on the section 18 application because he has gone overseas until 8 April.
"'This indicates to #WGAC that they are not serious about consulting with WGAC about our cultural heritage concerns. It is beyond belief that Equinox Resources submit a #Section18 application without any consultation with the native title holders, in contravention of the state's Section 18 Consultation Policy and Guidelines, and then their CEO heads off overseas for six weeks making himself unavailable to discuss the serious concerns that the #WintawariElders have about their #cultural heritage being destroyed,' the spokesperson said.
"'It is astounding that a CEO of an ASX listed resources company can demonstrate such disrespect to the traditional owners and an appalling lack of judgement.'
[...]
"The Traditional Owners also noted that the Equinox project 'has potentially significant #environmental issues'.
"The project area is adjacent to the iconic Karijini National Park and a vital source of ground and surface water that nourishes the famous #HamersleyGorge."
#InformedConsent #StolenLand #CorporateColonialism #CulturalGenocide #EnvironmentalRacism #LandBack #WaterIsLife #IndigenousLands #IndigenousRights #Australia
From 2020: Why #Aboriginal people have little say over energy projects on their land
Published: August 10, 2020
by Lilly O'Neill, et al.
"Renewable energy projects come with a caveat: most #TraditionalOwners in #Australia have little legal say over them.
- The #NativeTitleAct does not allow traditional owners to veto developments proposed for their land.
- The National Native Title Tribunal — which rules on disputes between native title holders and #companies — has sided with native title holders only three times, and with companies 126 times (of which 55 had conditions attached).
- #RioTinto’s agreement for the area including #JuukanGorge reportedly “gagged” traditional owners from objecting to any activities by the company, which then destroyed the 46,000-year-old rock shelters.
#FortescueMetalsGroup #Colonialism #AsianRenewableEnergyHub #IndigenousEstate #CorporateColonialism #Mining #GreenEnergy #Consent #WindTurbines #Pilbara #SolarArrays #CulturalGenocide #IndigenousSovereignty #LandBack
Trekking through tribal lands as the #PenobscotNation plans to reacquire 30,000 acres
[Many] see the land return as an opportunity to reconsider what conservation looks like. Studies have found that #Indigenous-managed lands have #biodiversity levels equal to or greater than protected lands, and conservationists have become increasingly interested in what is known as #TraditionalEcologicalKnowledge.
Story by Nate Hathaway
3/17/2024
"The Trust for Public Land [#TPL] is working with the Penobscot Nation to return 30,000 acres near #MountKatahdin to the tribe, which would solidify #Wabanaki #sovereignty over land their ancestors have stewarded for generations.
"The parcel would create a contiguous stretch of conserved land from existing Penobscot Nation holdings near the East Branch of the #PenobscotRiver all the way to #Jackman and #MooseheadLake, combining to form 1.2 million acres.
"The land — which is being called #Wasehtek, a Penobscot word that corresponds to the #EastBranch of the Penobscot River — was owned by Conservation Resources, a #timber investment management organization. In December 2022, the Trust for Public Land announced it had purchased the property for approximately $29 million.
"The land is currently accessed by a limited network of logging roads, which vary in quality. With over 53 miles of rivers and streams, and a diverse population of game species, the land offers substantial fishing and hunting opportunities.
"This move in northern #Maine fits into a nationwide effort to return ancestral lands to #Native tribes. The federal Land Buy-Back Program for #TribalNations, a decade-long initiative that concluded in December [2023], restored nearly 3 million acres to tribal ownership and paid over $1.69 billion to individuals."
#LandBack #Stewardship #TraditionalKnowledge #TraditionalOwners #WabanakiConfederacy #IndigenousPeoplesDay
#Aboriginal land managers restoring #BassStrait island #lungtalanana to #precolonial conditions facing big hurdles
"Until we get rid of the cats, we cannot put other smaller, more vulnerable species back out on that island"
By Georgia Hogge
Posted Tue 4 Jun 2024
"In short: A native rewilding project on the #Tasmanian Bass Strait island of lungtalanana, or #ClarkeIsland, will see #wombats, #wallabies and #potoroos reintroduced to the landscape from next year.
"The island has been managed by #TraditionalOwners as protected land since 2009.
"What's next? #Landcare groups hope to eradicate feral cats from the island and are calling for increased funding from the federal government."
#Funding #Rewilding #WWF #RestoreNature #Restorelungtalanana #TasmanianAboriginalCenter #Tasmania #SolarPunkSunday
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/video/how-to-mine-a-sacred-site/qugo2gmcb
Also: “the #AboriginalCulturalHeritage Act 2021 was passed, superseding the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 from 1 July 2023. The new act put #traditionalowners at the centre of the decision-making process about heritage management. BUT On 8 August 2023, the premier of Western Australia announced that the act would be repealed and the 1972 act reinstated and amended.”
Source
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juukan_Gorge
#JuukanGorge #RioTinto / Stinko
(WA aka #Woodside #Australia see #Burrup)
Such a beautiful relationship.
Specially pruned for centuries in WA, marri trees provide a vital source of water for traditional owners
#Trees #TraditionalOwners https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-07/how-traditional-owners-used-marri-trees-to-gather-water-wa/102799998
@tanya_plibersek seems to me after listening to @RNBreakfast #am just now that you are reneging on two of your promises: “no more extinctions” & “consulting with Traditional owners”??
#gouldianfinch #extinction #TraditionalOwners #australianwildlife #australianbirds #
Apparently we should do #introductions with lots of #hashtags so here I go. I love emojis 👍😁 I am a #conservation #conservationecologist specialising in #threatenedspecies #threatenedecologicalcommunities
with a recent focus again on 🐨🐨🐨🐨 #koalas #koalarescue #koalaresearch #koalaeducation #koalaadvocacy 🙏🐨💖🤗 I live with an amazing #population of 🐨🐨🐨 #BallinasKoalas who you will get to meet, along with #RichmondValleyKoalas & #SouthEastLismoreKoalas
This all means I love to study and understand all the #interactions within and between species 🐨🦘🦉🦅🐍🐸🪲🦇🐀🐢🐬🐋🐳🦭🐟🦀🐞🐝🐜🐛🦋🐌🦗🕷🌺🌸🌻🌼🌳🌲🌾🌿 and with their #environment 🌏☀️🌡💧🔥🌧🌩 my favourite topics are #populationecology from colonies/cells to #evolution #coevolution #evolution #genetics #fireecology #diseasemanagement #threatmanagement #reproductiveecology #demographics #climatechange #climateaction #adaptation #plasticity all the things that determine whether a species will persist or become #extinct
I support #FirstNations People and 💖 working on Country with #TraditionalOwners #sharingknowledge 🖤❤💛
I have two Jug #dogs Eli and Miss Angie - Jack Russell x Pug 🥰💕 At the moment we are #floodrefugees living in a camper-trailer in Northern NSW.
Look forward to exploring and sharing ideas and thoughts 🥰 meeting new people & catching up with those who left Twitter 😁