About this episode
Aboriginal leaders discuss their efforts to shape water management policies in South Australia through a co-design process.
Over the past 18 months, Aboriginal leaders have engaged ina co-design process in efforts to guide the South Australian Framework to Advance First Nations Water Interests and deliver beneficial advice on water management for their Country. During a workshop held on Barngarla Country at Central Ovalin Port Augusta, representatives from PBCs approved a draft framework which will now be submitted to the SA Government for consideration. Throughout this series of workshops, Traditional Ownersvoiced the specific concerns and aspirations they had for the future management of water on their lands, an area which many in attendance voiced had been overlooked historically. South Australia’s water resources have historically beenundertaken without due acknowledgement of Traditional Owners’ ancestral rights and obligations to water, impacting Aboriginal people’s ability to use their traditional and ecological knowledge to care for the environment. During the workshop we spoke with respected Barngarla Elder Harry Dare about water concerns he had for his Country, as part of a wider conversation about the region’s unique challenges when it comes to managing theenvironment.
People in this episode
Guest: Harry Dare
Topics covered
- Aboriginal leadership
- water management
- First Nations rights
- environmental concerns
- co-design process
Keywords
- Aboriginal leaders
- water future
- co-design
- Traditional Owners
- Barngarla Country
- water management
- First Nations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: South Australian Framework to Advance First Nations Water Interests
Places: Barngarla Country, Central Oval in Port Augusta, South Australia
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