Aboriginal Waterways Assessment program
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<strong>Aboriginal</strong> <strong>Waterways</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong><br />
Acknowledgement<br />
The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) recognises and acknowledges that the<br />
Traditional Owners and their Nations in the Murray–Darling Basin have a deep cultural,<br />
social, environmental, spiritual and economic connection to their lands and waters.<br />
The participants<br />
The MDBA and the project’s research team members acknowledge the dedication<br />
and accomplishments of the community members who contributed to the <strong>Aboriginal</strong><br />
<strong>Waterways</strong> <strong>Assessment</strong> <strong>program</strong> including:<br />
• Dhudhuroa and Waywurru Nations:<br />
Anthony Campbell, Cody Campbell,<br />
Luke Gardiner, Mark Gardiner, Tarlina<br />
Gardiner, Ronald (Macka) Hughes,<br />
Gary Murray, Jenny Ockwell, Craig<br />
Terrick, Jesse James Thorpe-<br />
Koumalatsos<br />
• Gamilaraay Nation:<br />
Clem Dodd, Daiyen Fernando<br />
Green, Jason Green, Warren<br />
Kennedy, Dick Lake, Rodney (Skin)<br />
Morgan, Thomas Morgan, Jason<br />
Murray, Norman (Tracker) Walford,<br />
Neil Weatherall, Leon Winters<br />
‘We also acknowledge with respect and appreciation the significant generosity<br />
offered by ngā Iwi o Aotearoa, me Ngāi Tahu, Te Waipounamu (those tribes<br />
from New Zealand, the Ngāi Tahu tribe, Te Waipounamu – the South Island) who<br />
welcomed our Traditional Owners onto their land and shared their knowledge<br />
and expertise in Indigenous flow assessment.’<br />
• Wemba Wemba and Barapa Barapa<br />
Nations:<br />
Leo Briggs, Jeanette Crew, Edgar<br />
Day, Deidre Hamilton, Harry<br />
Hamilton, Sharnie Hamilton,<br />
Tracey Hamilton, Clive Harradine,<br />
Antony Jones, James Lewis, Karen<br />
Mobourne, Russell Mobourne, Corey<br />
Nisbet, Warren Parsons, Stewart<br />
Taylor, Jon Till, Gary Walker<br />
Dr Gail Tipa and<br />
Dhudhuroa Elder<br />
(Di Travis) with<br />
ceremonial possum<br />
skin cloaks in<br />
Melbourne 2014.<br />
‘Nō reira, noho ora mai i te wā kainga (The Traditional Owners wish the tribes of<br />
New Zealand and Ngāi Tahu, Te Wai Pounamu, to thrive in the<br />
well-being of their homelands and home waters).’<br />
The Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations, Northern Basin<br />
<strong>Aboriginal</strong> Nations and the MDBA are very appreciative for the guidance<br />
and contributions to this project by Dr Gail Tipa. Her insights and<br />
wisdom were invaluable.<br />
Intellectual property statement<br />
Consistent with recognising <strong>Aboriginal</strong> intellectual property rights, all<br />
raw data, analysis of the information and reports generated by the<br />
participants in this project have been returned to each relevant Nation.<br />
Nardoo an important wetland plant
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