Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation KAANJU HOMELANDS Wenlock and Pascoe Rivers Cape York Peninsula INDIGENOUS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN March 2005 Prepared by: Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation Chuula, upper Wenlock River Central Cape York Peninsula C/- Post Office COEN Queensland 4871 Australia Phone/Fax: (+61) (7) 40603240 URL: www.kaanjungaachi.com.au E-mail:
[email protected] ABN: 74 277 585 078 Kaanju Homelands IPA Management Plan “The deterioration of the land is felt by Pianamu (Rainbow Serpent), and under Kaanju law if proper land management is not carried out Pianamu will not allow the land to be sustainable.” David Claudie Kaanju Traditional Owner Chairman, Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation ©Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation 2005 i Kaanju Homelands IPA Management Plan KEY STATEMENT OF ASPIRATIONS q To conserve, protect and enhance the natural and cultural values of Kaanju Homelands for the benefit of current and future generations of Kaanju people. q To manage Kaanju Homelands in accordance with Kaanju laws and customs. q To reaffirm traditional Kaanju governance structures in relation to land and resource management on Kaanju Homelands. q To promote the recognition, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, of the Kaanju people as primary managers and decision makers for our homelands. q To develop and operate homelands-based community enterprises that incorporate sustainable land management principles. q To develop homelands-based projects, education and training that will improve the capacity and self-esteem of Kaanju people living on homelands. q To support Kaanju people in our permanent reoccupation of homelands. q To incorporate, where appropriate, traditional knowledge with western scientific processes providing beneficial outcomes for natural and cultural resource management policy and practice.