Crocodile Islands traditional owners realise dream to join Australia's Indigenous Protected Area network 8-)

As usual - two thirds of the way down the page with the ABC:-

The difference getting their sea country declared as an IPA makes to the Maringa people is that there is now a formal agreement between the clans and federal government.

It means the rangers will get ongoing funding to deliver management plans for threatened species, weeds, feral animals, wildfire and marine debris.


IPAs provide a lower level of legal protection than Commonwealth marine parks, which also still allow some commercial fishing and gas development.

But Leonard Bowaynu hopes the IPA declaration will help traditional owners resist pressure for more fishing, gas and mining development.

Finest vintage propaganda....

Wrong - their dream was to totally control it and own it and the Albo government did a sneakie around them all by giving them rights to pick up rubbish, but without any control.  All that leaves open is 'negotiation' with other users - meaning with ordinary folk confrontation about 'their lend'/water' and attempts at intimidation.  For the big boys - it's about royalties and WGAF about oil spills then?

'their sea country' - ya godda laugh ....

Brian Ross wrote on Jul 17^th, 2023 at 11:56am:

Crocodile Islands traditional owners realise dream to join Australia's Indigenous Protected Area network 8-)

https://youtu.be/XY66ZJ0TFUI

:D ;D

crocodiles are cool

Brian Ross wrote on Jul 17^th, 2023 at 11:56am:

Crocodile Islands traditional owners realise dream to join Australia's Indigenous Protected Area network 8-)

Yay!

Actually for real, this time. Quite happy for the indigenous to turn an area into a protected region.

Brian Ross wrote on Jul 17^th, 2023 at 11:56am:

Crocodile Islands traditional owners realise dream to join Australia's Indigenous Protected Area network 8-)

Ancient Roman cargo ship found on bottom of Mediterranean

Brian Ross wrote on Jul 17^th, 2023 at 11:56am:

Crocodile Islands traditional owners realise dream to join Australia's Indigenous Protected Area network 8-)

Milingimbi Island & community.

Don't know where the "Maringa" traditional owners name in the article comes from?

[quote]History[edit]
Aboriginal people have occupied the area for more than 40,000 years. It was an important ritual centre for the great ceremonies conducted by the indigenous inhabitants.[2] In 1923, the Methodist Overseas Mission established a mission on the island,[1] which attracted Aboriginal people from eastern clan groups. They included Gupapuyŋu- and Djambarrpuyŋu-, as well as Wangurri- and Warramirri-speaking people. The Yan-nhangu-speaking Yolngu people are the traditional owners of Milingimbi and its surrounding seas and islands.[3]

The island was bombed by the Japanese during World War II[4] and most of its population moved to nearby Elcho Island. After the war, the island continued to be used as a Royal Australian Air Force base, before the missionaries returned in 1951.[1] The mission administered the island until 1974, after which management was transferred to Milingimbi Community Incorporated. In 2008 Milingimbi, became part of the East Arnhem Regional Council, which took over local government.[1]

Language[edit]
English is a second, third or fourth language for most Aboriginal residents of Milingimbi. A successful bilingual program of the Milingimbi CEC, started in 1974, was stopped. Bilingual education continues on some of the surrounding outstations, run by traditional owners concerned to support the linguistic, cultural and biological diversity of the Crocodile Islands. To that end, the Yan-nhangu traditional owners have started the volunteer Crocodile Islands Rangers project to promote sustainable livelihood activities for local people in local languages.[/quote]