Gangalidda & Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation in Burketown, Queensland | Community organisation

Gangalidda & Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation

Locality: Burketown, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4745 5132

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21.01.2022 For the first time in Australian history, cultural heritage items were repatriated from the UK back to Australia. Check out NITV tonight at 08:30PM to hear the two-part story of their long journey back home to Moungibi (Burketown) on Gangalidda country.

21.01.2022 Renowned author, writer, professor and Waanyi Traditional Owner Alexis Wright has written an enlightening opinion piece for the New York Times. In it, Wright demonstrates the urgent need to listen to and collaborate with the Aboriginal community and incorporate traditional fire practices into modern day fire management plans. Wright also highlights the important work of the Gangalidda & Garawa peoples' in leading the way on this issue through the Jigija Indigenous Fire Training Program. Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation Gangalidda & Garawa Rangers Burke Shire Council https://www.nytimes.com//australia-fires-aboriginal-people

19.01.2022 We would like to give a special shout out to AIATSIS, Manchester Museum and the University of Manchester, NITV and our very own Mangubadijarri Yanner and Donald Bob for all their important work and significant role in bringing these cultural heritage items back to country where they belong. Be sure to check out the two-part story at 08:30PM tonight on NITV. #ReturnOfCulturalHeritage

17.01.2022 Gangalidda Garawa men Donald (far left) and Mangubadijarri (3rd from left) with the AIATSIS Return of Cultural Heritage (RoCH) Project staff Chris and Tamarind.... About to head to the Manchester Museum UK to receive Gangalidda Garawa cultural items to bring home. Keep an eye on our channels for updates! See more

17.01.2022 ICYMI: You can check out the full story about our repatriation journey here. This is the first time in history that cultural items and artefacts have been returned from the UK back to Australia. It’s taken over 100 years, but they’re finally back home on country where they belong. Thank you AIATSIS and Manchester Museum for your leadership and commitment on this important issue. We look forward to continuing to build on our relationship into the future. #ReturnOfCulturalHeritage Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation Gangalidda & Garawa Rangers Yagurli Tours Burke Shire Council

16.01.2022 In a world first handback, traditional ceremonial artefacts are returned to Traditional Owners from the gulf Country in northwestern Queensland by a major UK institution. NITV's Danny Teece-Johnson finds out more.

16.01.2022 Sacred artefacts stolen from Indigenous Australians nearly a century ago have been handed back to their descendants in a ceremony in Manchester, paving the way for the return of tens of thousands of items from institutions across the UK.

15.01.2022 This is, to me and my community, what true practical reconciliation looks like. - Mangubadijarri Yanner

13.01.2022 CLCAC’s Native Title Holders may be aware that the federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program ...(GBA Program) were pursuing a three stage program of investigations into the potential for shale gas fields in the Gulf region (fracking). CLCAC has maintained a presence with the GBA Program’s stakeholder group to make sure that the views of native title holders were given priority, rejecting any fracking activity in the Gulf region, and drawing attention to the impact that this activity could have on our land and sea country. In a recent update to CLCAC, the GBA Program announced that the third stage of planned investigations would not be taking place. CLCAC welcomes this result for Native Title Holders in the region who made it clear that fracking was not welcome in our pristine region. Congratulations and thank you to all involved! See more

12.01.2022 Twelve culturally sacred artefacts have been returned to the Gangalidda-Garawa people in a special ceremony in Bourketown, Far North Queensland on Wednesday after being stolen by British explorers over a century ago.

11.01.2022 October marks the 20th anniversary of the ‘Crocodile Case’ which made legal history when Murrandoo Yanner a Gangalidda man from the Lower Gulf of Carpentaria Re...gion Queensland was charged with hunting and killing of two crocodiles which he argued was his and all Aboriginal People’s right in this land to be able to hunt and eat their traditional bush tucker. The legal case Yanner vs Eaton went all the way to the High Court of Australia. The win remains a significant precedent in native title case law in Australia along with Mabo and Wik. We also recognize past traditional owner, Mr Herbert Walden also a Gangalidda man who was charged with killing a bush turkey in 1987 Walden vs Hensler. Unfortunately his case was before the Mabo judgement was handed down and he was not able to defend his right under native title.

08.01.2022 The smiles say it all. Mangubadijarri Yanner & Uncle Donald Bob from The Gangalidda Garawa delegation just got handed back Cultural Artecfacts as part of the AI...ATSIS led Return of Cultural Heritage project. These artefacts have been off country for over a century. It’s the first ever repatriation from the United Kingdom back to Australia. A historic & emotional moment. The artefacts will return to country during the week of 16th December where they will be used in ceremony once again. To find out more about the project head over to https://aiatsis.gov.au//c/return-cultural-heritage-project AIATSIS Manchester Museum See more

07.01.2022 GGNTAC was established in 2010 to act as agent PBC following native title determinations QUD84/2004 and QUD66/2005. Since that time, the Corporation has established a number of wholly owned subsidiaries and businesses. GGNTAC’s members and the native title holders that it represents reside mainly in the remote communities of Doomadgee, Burketown and Gununa in Queensland and in Borroloola and Robinson River in the Northern Territory. For more information on our activities see: http://www.gangalidda-garawa.com.au.

03.01.2022 We are looking forward to another exciting fishing comp this year in Moungibi (Burketown)! For more information please contact the Burketown Visitor Centre on 07 4745 5111 or check out the Burketown Barramundi Fishing Organization Inc's Facebook page.

01.01.2022 CONGRATULATIONS to the new GGNTAC Directors! GGNTAC held its AGM in Burketown on 9 November 2017. Our new Board members are: Murrandoo Yanner Snr (Chairperson), Martin Evans, Marian Joe, Kelston Walden, Tony Douglas, Donald Bob, Keith Rory, Colleen Charlie, Jimmy Jackson and Kavena Bob.