Caring for Country
Traditional owners are the traditional custodians of land and
sea country and hold cultural and traditional generational
knowledge spanning over 40,000 years. Traditional owner management
of natural resources is holistic and is underpinned by the concept
of ‘healthy country, healthy people’.
Traditional owners of land and sea country in the Region
launched "A
Caring for Country Plan" in 2005. The plan aims to empower
traditional owners to make informed decisions and become involved
in cultural heritage and natural resource management.
Active in our region
Traditional Owners have engaged and completed numerous
“Caring for Country” projects supported by Burdekin Dry
Tropics NRM such as: Women’s Business, Traditional Knowledge
Recording Programs, Cultural Heritage Education and Awareness,
Coastal revegetation.
Current Projects
Traditional Owner Capacity Building Activities
This project supports building the natural resource
management awareness, skills and knowledge of the 16
Traditional Owner Groups of the Burdekin Dry Tropics
Region.
Supporting the Traditional Owner Management
Group
This project supports the framework and functions of the
Traditional Owner Management Group.
Supporting Country Based Management Planning
This project supports the development of Country Based
Management Plans (CBMP) by Traditional Owner Groups that can
be used as a primary resource in all aspects of land
management.
Supporting the Development of Cultural Heritage Knowledge
Information Systems
This project identifies the types of traditional and cultural
information and knowledge that need to be captured, stored and
shared between Traditional Owners and the wider community and
develops a system that allows this to occur in an effective and
timely manner.
Facilitating the Integration of Traditional Owner Cultural
Knowledge and Values
This project supports the integration of Traditional Owner
knowledge and values across other stakeholder natural resource
management activities.