39 DJANDAK WI SELF-DETERMINATION Focus 3 aim: we will ensure Djaara are empowered to exercise our rights to conduct Djandak Wi across Djandak. Self-determination is the fundamental right for us to make decisions about and shape our own lives. Djaara have an inalienable sovereign right and Cultural obligation to Djandak and Djandak Wi. Our rights to conduct Djandak Wi are legally enshrined in our Recognition and Settlement Agreement (2013) with the Victorian Government and the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act (2006). Our Djandak Wi customs have never been ceded. Yet, compounding factors of colonisation have impacted our ability to freely practice Djandak Wi at the right time, in the right way, and in the right place according to what Djandak needs. Current barriers include wi regulation, wi management zoning (e.g., Bushfire “It’s just our mob being Djaara and going, well, I want to actually go out and burn today. That’s their right, that’s our human right.” Management Zones and Asset Protection Zones), wi law, wi policy, and a complexity of legal title and land tenure (Crown Land under joint management between DJAARA and the State, other Crown Land, Djaara owned freehold, and privately owned freehold). “It’s being able to accommodate different member experiences so that People can link together.”
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