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North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd

Locality: Darwin, Northern Territory

Phone: +61 488 068 738

Address: 23 Ellengowan Drive, Brinkin 0810 Darwin, NT, Australia

Website: http://www.nailsma.org.au

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25.01.2022 NAILSMA would like to thank everyone who attended and participated in the Bushfires Natural Hazards CRC Forum at CDU last week in Darwin. The BNHCRC workshop provided a platform for Indigenous organisations and community representatives to engage with emergency management agencies from QLD, NT and WA. The Utilisation workshop identified high-level regional priorities and established a pathway to ongoing discussions.... Ricky Archer, NAILSMA CEO said "One of the best outcomes of the workshop was for agencies to hear concerns and challenges directly from people on the ground". Kalan Enterprises Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC Yintjingga Aboriginal Corporation Bushfires NT Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC Queensland Fire and Emergency Services - QFES NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services

25.01.2022 NAILSMA is pleased to announce that CEO Ricky Archer has been selected to Chair the National Feral Pig Action Plan Implementation Committee. NAILSMA Science & Research Manager, Justin Perry, has been selected to Chair the Scientific Panel. The National Feral Pig Action Plan (NFPAP) has been developed to provide a national framework for state, regional and local strategic management plans to support the coordination of feral pig control and their management. More info in the attached newsletter.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to Mr Jack Green for winning and being honoured with the 2020 NT NRM Lifetime Achievement Award. Mr Jack Green - Waanyi Garawa and Garawa Rangers for his 35 years working tirelessly to protect and care for country in the southwest Gulf of Carpentaria, helping Traditional Owners regain their land under the NT Land Rights Act, forming ranger groups, promoting cross-cultural solutions, and passing ecological knowledge between generations. He campaigns nationally against the detrimental impact and environmental pollution of mining companies in the region, and his provocative art, humour and generosity that continues to inspire.

21.01.2022 NAILSMA Board and staff wish all the mother’s, aunties, nan’s a very Happy Mother’s Day today! We hope you have an amazing day!

21.01.2022 NAILSMA CEO and CRCNA Board Member, Ricky Archer, joins the "Securing Outcomes and Measuring Progress: The State of the Northern Australian Development Agenda" panel this morning. Ricky will be talking about the importance of Traditional Owner engagement and involvement in northern Australian development discussions. Panel Members: ... Mr Jed Matz, CEO, CRCNA Prof. Allan Dale, Chief Scientist, CRCNA Sheriden Morris, Chair, CRCNA Mr Ricky Archer, North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance (VIRTUAL) _______________________ 2020 Developing Northern Australia Conference 23 - 25th November held in Rockhampton, QLD. Conference theme: Make the Key Connections You Need to Transform Northern Australia. As one of the biggest contributors to our nation’s economy, Northern Australia is our gateway to the global market. We understand that in order to progress, you need to be in front of the right decision makers. We share your passion for Northern Australia and want to provide you with the opportunity to increase your profile and gain high-level connections to continue your work. #DEVNTH

20.01.2022 CEO Ricky Archer spoke at the SERA Conference 2021 yesterday. The conference showcased the foundation, tools and latest research on restoration projects. Presentations highlighted the use of traditional knowledge in restoration are strongly encouraged as is the attendance of indigenous ranger groups and those working on applying traditional knowledge to restoration projects. Ricky presented on ‘Traditional Ecological Knowledge Governance - the role of Cultural Authority’ in ...the session ‘Applying TEK in Carbon projects to enhance Restoration’. Moderated by: Ms Carolyn Einig and Miss Hmalan Hunter-xenie Presenters: Mr Ricky Archer, Dr Otto Campion, Ms Anna Boustead, Mr Parry Agius, Ms Natasha Hunter. The conference continues today, conference link here: https://sera2021.org/

20.01.2022 Today NAILSMA staff are travelling to Robinson River with our Northern Land Council partners to meet with Gawara Rangers to finalise their 2021 Fire Planning on the Gawara Carbon Project.

19.01.2022 Today we honour the memory and hard work of former NAILSMA CEO, Chairperson and dear friend, Gigari George. Gigari’s extensive work and legacy continues to inform and direct our work. 'Indigenous knowledge is one of the country’s great hidden assets. NAILSMA has been working for more than a decade to ensure that students and academics not only recognise the value of Indigenous knowledge but deal with it and the people who own it properly. As more Australians start to underst...and, and value, the leading role that Indigenous people play in land and sea management, it is timely that a guide like this, Our Knowledge Our Way in caring for Country, be developed. Finally, I would remind you that while these guides have value, they are only a starting point. The principles and approaches presented here are only signposts on the road. In the end what matters most is whose hands are on the steering wheel.' ~ Gigari George 03.08.70 - 12.10.20

19.01.2022 Looking back on history with long standing NAILSMA Board Member, Peter Yu.

18.01.2022 The 2020 National NAIDOC Poster, Shape of Land, was designed by Tyrown Waigana, a Noongar and Saibai Islander man. Tyrown’s artwork tells the story of how the Rainbow Serpent came out of the Dreamtime to create this land. It is represented by the snake and it forms the shape of Australia, which symbolises how it created our lands. The colour from the Rainbow Serpent is reflected on to the figure to display our connection to the Rainbow Serpent, thus our connection to country. The overlapping colours on the outside is the Dreamtime. The figure inside the shape of Australia is a representation of Indigenous Australians showing that this country - since the dawn of time - Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land. Get your own copy of the 2020 NAIDOC poster here: https://www.naidoc.org.au/resources/get-your-poster

18.01.2022 Ted Gondarra, on behalf of clan leaders at Galiwin’ku, presentation "Community resilience and cultural authority Galiwin’ku, Northern Territory" for the BNHCRC Forum. Ted's overall message was about the importance of local governance structures in all areas of emergency response frameworks. "Yolngu are trying to reclaim their authority in community management. Their governance is based in Yolngu law and is relevant to today’s complex community situation. Service Providers... must respect our systems." Thanks Ted for sharing this important message. Bushfire and Natural Hazards CRC

17.01.2022 HAPPY #WORLDTURTLEDAY!!! Today is world turtle day, Sunday 23rd May and to acknowledge this, we would like to share with you some of the work Yawuru rangers hav...e been doing with green gurlibil in Nagulagun, Roebuck Bay... Did you know that five of the seven species of gurlibil (marine turtles) inhabit Nagulagun, Roebuck Bay? AND Every marine turtle species in Western Australian waters are currently protected under state and federal law. Last week Yawuru Rangers & Country Managers, Senior Cultural Advisors, DBCA Marine Scientists and representatives from Parks Australia got down and dirty in the mud surveying the mangrove habitats, attaching satellite trackers and taking genetic samples from green turtles within the Roebuck Bay Marine Park. The project, which researches the mixed stock genetics of green turtles in the Kimberley is part of a regional migratory turtle and dugong joint management plan initiated by Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Advisory Group (ISWAG), which includes Kimberley saltwater country Traditional Owner groups, marine scientists from DBCA and funded by Parks Australia. The expected outcomes from the project will enable managers to get a better understanding of the green turtle stocks that frequent the waters of the Kimberley Indigenous communities and their relationship to resident green turtles stocks across the north Kimberley, NT, Qld and Indonesia. Dean Mathews, shares some of his knowledge of gurlibil in Roebuck Bay and the project; "Gurlibil are under huge amounts of pressure world-wide from climate change, their rookeries are under threat as water temperatures change and water levels rise, plastics and increase in marine pollution, debris and fishing. The genetic research we are doing is important as we have limited biological knowledge of the resident green turtle’s foraging here in Roebuck Bay. The project will help us understand the nature of where our green turtles nest and were born, and their relationship to where they nest and forage. The satellite trackers we are placing on green turtles will give us a better understanding of where our foraging green turtles are travelling to nest, this can help us, as managers better protect them across Australasia. It is really important that our people, and the broader Kimberley community understand the nature of pressures facing our green turtle stocks in the Kimberley, there are other pressures facing them that are out of our control and we all must be considerate of this when undertaking our customary hunting practices. Last week, getting out on country with our young rangers and country managers, learning from scientists as part of our joint management of Roebuck Bay Marine Park, gives us a feeling of mabu liyan Makes our liyan strong knowing we are keeping our Nagulugun buru healthy, so we feel good too." Eduardo Maher - who should be acknowledged for his great photos, thanks Ed, also added his learnings from the on country trip; "We saw juvenile green turtles, not hatchlings, juveniles! It was my first time seeing them as young turtles. The interesting thing I learned out there, it’s a nursery around those mangroves. We were setting up genetic samples to clue in on what and where these turtles are going, Northern Territory, Indonesia; what their journeys are. If we can connect those genetics, we can better understand these turtles. Satellite tracking can give you a more accurate detailed result of the paths the turtles take, how fast they get there. I really enjoy working with the animals, interacting with them, being out on country." Australian Marine Parks Parks and Wildlife Service, Western Australia Uunguu Life Kimberley Land Council

15.01.2022 Funeral Notice - Gigari George

14.01.2022 Day 1 of the Bushfires and Natural Hazards CRC Research Engagement Forum held at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, with remote north Australian community representatives and key emergency response agencies. NT and QLD participants were able to attend in person, and WA participants joined the workshop online. Developing effective Emergency Management partnerships with remote north Australian communities was the theme from Day 1. Ricky Archer, NAILSMA, and Ken Baulch, Bu...shfires NT opened the forum. There were break out sessions throughout the day to discuss the current state of fire management across north Australia and next steps moving forward. Day 2 continues with a presentation from Ricky this afternoon about Cultural Land Management.

12.01.2022 NAILSMA staff and board members are in Melbourne this week meeting with key partners. This morning we met with Bush Heritage Australia. It was great to catch up and share our plans for the future.

10.01.2022 Our Knowledge, Our Way: Indigenous-led approaches to strengthening and sharing our knowledge for land and sea management. The Our Knowledge, Our Way guidelines were created with contributions from more than 100 Indigenous individuals and organisations, including NAILSMA CEO Ricky Archer. Supporting a step-change in learning, by both Indigenous peoples and their partners, about best practice ways of working with Indigenous knowledge to look after land and sea Country. The gu...idelines are based on 23 case studies that illustrate the critical principle that Indigenous people must decide what is best practice when working with their knowledge. The guidelines were supported by North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd (NAILSMA) and CSIRO, and funded by the Northern Australia Hub of the Australian Government's National Environmental Science Program (NESP). View this important video here: https://vimeo.com/442907804

10.01.2022 Waanyi Gawara Rangers presenting at Gawara Carbon Project Planning Forum at Robinson River today.

09.01.2022 NAILSMA’s expertise in data management and the use of CyberTracker for digital data collection means we get requests for support from communities and a range of organisations across Australia, as well as all over the world! Today we are supporting an organisation in Argentina who are using CyberTracker to collect information about the global pandemic to assess the health of community members and the overall impacts. Today’s support is a bit different, as we converse in Spanis...h! Using a translator application, we are able to find out how we can support their important work! CyberTracker can be used to collect a range of data and as we have been using it, developing and supporting the development of many digital data collection applications for over a decade. As a result we have also developed an extensive online training and education resources, including the. CyberTracker Training and Technical Support Portal, which also teaches Application development and troubleshooting, such as this support request. You find out more about the online resources here: https://bit.ly/Nailsmaportal

09.01.2022 NAILSMA is excited to work on the development of this technology to suit the operational requirement of Indigenous land and sea management organisations. Dr Justin Perry, NAILSMA Science and Research Manager, will be in Aurukun next month to start developing the practical methods and data systems. Watch this space...

08.01.2022 NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) describes NAIDOC week as: "Always Was, Always Will Be. recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. We are spiritually and culturally connected to this country.... This country was criss-crossed by generations of brilliant Nations. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. Australia has the world’s oldest oral stories. The First Peoples engraved the world’s first maps, made the earliest paintings of ceremony and invented unique technologies. We built and engineered structures - structures on Earth - predating well-known sites such as the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. Our adaptation and intimate knowledge of Country enabled us to endure climate change, catastrophic droughts and rising sea levels. Always Was, Always Will Be. acknowledges that hundreds of Nations and our cultures covered this continent. All were managing the land - the biggest estate on earth - to sustainably provide for their future. Through ingenious land management systems like fire stick farming we transformed the harshest habitable continent into a land of bounty. NAIDOC Week 2020 acknowledges and celebrates that our nation’s story didn’t begin with documented European contact whether in 1770 or 1606 - with the arrival of the Dutch on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula. The very first footprints on this continent were those belonging to First Nations peoples. Our coastal Nations watched and interacted with at least 36 contacts made by Europeans prior to 1770. Many of them resulting in the charting of the northern, western and southern coastlines of our lands and our waters. For us, this nation’s story began at the dawn of time. NAIDOC 2020 invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country a history which dates back thousands of generations. It’s about seeing, hearing and learning the First Nations’ 65,000+ year history of this country - which is Australian history. We want all Australians to celebrate that we have the oldest continuing cultures on the planet and to recognise that our sovereignty was never ceded." Always Was, Always Will Be. To find out more about NAIDOC week visit: www.naidoc.org.au

08.01.2022 If you’re in Darwin, check out Larrakia’s NAIDOC week of events. 8 - 15th November. Always was, Always will be.

03.01.2022 In honour of Gigari George The North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance Ltd (NAILSMA) Board and staff are deeply saddened to advise that our Chairperson, colleague, and friend, Melissa-Leigh George passed away peacefully Monday 12th October, surrounded by her loved ones. The family respectfully ask that their beloved be referred to as Gigari George (Black Cockatoo).... Gigari, a proud Wulgurukaba Saltwater woman, has been a long-time supporter and friend of NAILSMA and has been integral to the success of the organisation. Gigari served as NAILSMA’s Chief Executive Officer from 2014 2018, served as a board member from 2018 2019 and then Chairperson of the Board from 2019 2020. During that time, she was responsible for fundamental achievements leading to the improvement of Indigenous livelihoods across north Australia. Gigari’s contribution to the Indigenous land and sea management sector has been outstanding, serving as Chair of the Commonwealth Indigenous Advisory Committee (Environment) and on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority board for over 10 years. Gigari has been an integral part of shaping the dialogue around the understanding that Indigenous people play a leading role in land and sea management, science and research locally, nationally and internationally. Her extensive contribution and impact across the sector, has meant many of her achievements have been unrecognised. Those of us lucky enough to be part of her journey will not forget her drive, strength, and passion she had for her People and her Country. In a family Statement, Gigari’s son, Duane Fraser stated, Gigari was a remarkable woman who lived her life with purpose. A warrior woman - wife, mother, daughter, friend and leader. She held above all else a deep love for Country, Culture and its Peoples. A Saltwater Woman - passionate and driven. NAILSMA Board Member and friend Peter Yu said, Gigari was a bright shining example. She was more committed to achieving better outcomes for her People than seeking recognition or gratitude. Gigari has been a great mentor of mine, it has been a privilege and honour to work with and for her. She had an unrivalled ability to instil confidence in others. She was fierce yet one of the kindest people I have known said Ricky Archer, NAILSMA CEO. NAILSMA is committed to continuing Gigari’s legacy in Indigenous land and sea management to the high standard she has instilled in the organisation. NAILSMA Board and staff wish to acknowledge her immense contribution to the organisation, to her People and to her Country, Gigari will be greatly missed.

02.01.2022 NAILSMA is running a workshop in Kuranda this week supported by the Bushfires and Natural Hazards CRC to discuss the role Indigenous Rangers and practitioners play in Emergency Response. Hosted by Barry Hunter and Bulmba Rangers and Djabugay Aboriginal Corporations on Djabugay Country. Great to see a productive meeting with some good discussions and outcomes.... Kalan Enterprises Wujul Wujul Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC Normanby Land Management and Emergency Response Agencies