CULTURAL LANDSCAPE APPROACH - NOURISHING MURRUN Focus 7 aim: we will link into, strengthen, and promote existing Djaara and Traditional Owner strategies. Djaara and other Traditional Owners have developed several strategies that clearly articulate our visions for healing Country and healing People, including the reintroduction of Cultural burning, and clear pathways to achieve those visions. It is important that this Strategy is read in conjunction with and in the context of other Djaara and Traditional Owner authored strategies as a holistic, integrated approach to managing sick Country and to enable healing. Goal 1 (Djaara): every Djaara person is happy, heathy, and secure in their identity, livlihood, and lifestyle. Goal 2 (Cultural practices and customs): our customs and practices are alive and respected, keeping us connected to our past, our present, and our future. Goal 3 (Cultural Heritage): our Malamiya (Cultural Heritage) is recognised and protected as a celebration of our identity and community. Goal 4 (bush tucker and medicine): our Djandak continues to nourish us by providing bush tucker and medicine. DHELKUNYA DJA PLAN The Dhelkunya Dja (Healing Country) Plan (2014 – 2034) articulates Djaara’s vision to improve the health and wellbeing of Djaara and Djandak in alignment with this Strategy: Goal 5 (rivers and waterways): our rivers and waterways are healthy and meet the needs of our People and land. Goal 6 (land): our upside-down (mined) Djandak is healthy again. Goal 7 (self-determination): we have an established place in society and are empowered to manage our own affairs. Goal 8 (Traditional Owner economy): we have a strong and diverse economic base to provide for our health and wellbeing and to strengthen our living Culture. Goal 9 (joint management): all Crown land on our Djandak is Aboriginal Title and we are the sole managers. “It’s active management, it’s human interaction, it’s the involvement, it’s about making Country well.” 57
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