31 DJANDAK WI CENTRED IN DJAARA’S CULTURE & LORE Focus 1 aim: we will centre Djandak Wi planning, strategic approach, practices, and operational decision making in Djaara’s Culture and Lore. Djandak Wi must be centred in Djaara’s Culture and Lore to achieve our vision of conducting Djandak Wi at the right time, in the right way, and in the right place according to what Djandak needs. Importantly, we must be able to have our young People practicing and learning about Djandak Wi, conducting Culture alongside Djandak Wi, and be responsive to Djandak. Currently on Crown Land (including on Aboriginal Title), we are required to navigate the complex burn planning and delivery process of government agencies. This process is arduous and Culturally inappropriate, confining our practice of Djandak Wi to government defined standards, requirements, and timeframes. These processes are risk-based and largely focus on the protection of life and property. While these are very real and shared aspects of fire and emergency management for us all, they do not fully recognise the nuances or benefits of Djandak Wi. On private land, the Dja Dja Wurrung Group has not previously had the insurance, capability, or frameworks in place to conduct Djandak Wi independently. “Ideally that’s our end goal, where we come as families, we come as mob, pick an area, and go, right, that’s ready, the indicators are right, we want to burn it tomorrow, and we have our family together, and then we can do it.” “I’d like to be able to connect that practice and Culture.”
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