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A Yarn on the River A yarnGetting Aboriginalon thevoices into theriver Basin Plan ‘ ‘ Our people say that the water is the blood flow of This type of rush here — this is what our old Mother Earth. Like loss of blood causing problems people used to go out and collect. for the human body, our culture suffers in the same ‘ way without water. ‘ We’re now finding them very hard to get. Euahlayi man Michael Anderson is sitting by his beloved Ngarrindjeri woman Ellen Trevorrow makes baskets Bokhara River in north-west NSW. Cultural flows will nurture out of rushes near Camp Coorong on the River Murray the growth of native mud crabs and Water-rats whose health in South Australia. Cultural flows will allow the rushes has always been important to Aboriginal people. to grow. i ‘ To bring it into the 21st century and to put it as two words: cultural flows. I guess all we’re saying is that what’s needed is for there to be enough water coming through all of our story places — through waterways and wetlands ‘ — to enable us to continue our ceremonial business. It is very important to us. Kooma (Gwamu) woman Cheryl Buchanan is from Nebine River country in south-west Queensland. The grinding grooves along the Nebine are important to the Aboriginal people who have lived along the river for centuries. ii iii Acknowledgement of the Traditional Owners of the Murray–Darling Basin The Murray–Darling Basin Authority acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Owners and their Nations of the Murray–Darling Basin. The contributions of earlier generations, including the Elders, who have fought for their rights in natural resource management are also valued and respected. The Authority recognises and acknowledges that the Traditional Owners and their Nations in the Murray–Darling Basin have a deep cultural, social, environmental, spiritual and economic connection to their lands and waters. The Authority understands the need for recognition of Traditional Owner knowledge and cultural values in natural resource management associated with the Basin. Further research is required to assist in understanding and providing for cultural flows. The Authority supports the belief of the Northern Murray–Darling Basin Aboriginal Nations and the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations that cultural flows will provide beneficial outcomes for Traditional Owners. The approach of Traditional Owners to caring for the natural landscape, including water, can be expressed in the words of Ngarrindjeri Elder Tom Trevorrow: ‘our traditional management plan was: don’t be greedy, don’t take any more than you need and respect everything around you. That’s the management plan — it’s such a simple management plan, but so hard for people to carry out.’* This traditional philosophy is widely held by Traditional Owners and respected and supported by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority. *Tom Trevorrow (2010) Murrundi Ruwe Pangari Ringbalin ‘River Country Spirit Ceremony: Aboriginal Perspectives on River Country’ iv About the Murray–Darling Basin Authority The Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) is an independent Authority that has been set up under the Water Act (2007) to write the Basin Plan. The MDBA also oversees the running Acronyms/abbreviations of the River Murray, and coordinates native fish management and salinity management in used in this document the Basin. Organisations The Basin state governments will put the Basin Plan into action. They will write water MDBA Murray–Darling Basin Authority resource plans that follow the rules in the Basin Plan. MLDRIN Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations The partnerships between the MDBA, the Basin states and the people and communities NBAN Northern Murray–Darling Basin throughout the Basin is very important. Aboriginal Nations NCFPRC National Cultural Flows Planning and References Research Committee Altman, JC & Arthur, WS (2011) Commercial Water Ramsar (Iran) (1971) Convention on Wetlands of NSWALC New South Wales Aboriginal Land and Indigenous Australians: A scoping study of licence International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat Council allocations. Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy (amended: Paris Protocol on 3 December 1982 and QMDC Queensland Murray–Darling Committee Research (CAEPR) and Australian National University Regina Amendments on 28 May 1987) (ANU) SWNRM South West Natural Resource UN General Assembly (2007) United Nations Management Commonwealth of Australia (Murray–Darling Basin Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Other Authority) (2011) Proposed Basin Plan - a draft for (adopted by the General Assembly on 2 October 2007) consultation CHWN Critical Human Water Needs Outcomes of: EWP Environmental Watering Plan Commonwealth of Australia (2009) Water Act 2007 › Indigenous Basin–wide Gathering - Reprint 1. Prepared by the Attorney-General’s GL Gigalitre (1 billion litres) Canberra, ACT — May 2004 Department, Canberra NWI National Water Initiative › NBAN Full Delegation Gathering SDL Sustainable Diversion Limit Farley Consulting Group (2003) Indigenous Responses Roma, Queensland — April 2010 to the Living Murray Initiative : Report to the Murray– WRP Water Resource Plans Darling Basin Commission › MLDRIN Full Delegation Gathering Canberra, ACT — May 2010 Forward NRM and Arrilla Aboriginal Training & › NBAN Executive Committee meeting Development (2003) Scoping Study on Indigenous Tamworth, NSW — February 2011 Involvement in NRM Decision Making & the Integration of Indigenous Cultural Heritage Considerations into › MLDRIN Executive Committee meeting Relevant MDBC Programs Albury, NSW — March 2011 Intergovernmental Agreement on a National Water › Joint NBAN–MLDRIN Gathering Initiative (2004) (signed at the Council of Australian Canberra, ACT — June 2011 Governments meeting on 25 June 2004) v Contents Acknowledgement of the Traditional Owners of the Murray–Darling Basin iv Published by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority About the Murray–Darling Basin Authority v Postal address: GPO Box 1801 References v Canberra ACT 2601 Part 1 — Welcome to a ‘A yarn on the river’ 1 Telephone: 1800 230 067 The Murray–Darling Basin Authority is talking with Indigenous communities 1 Facsimile: (02) 6230 7579 We’re visiting regional communities 1 Email: [email protected] Part 2 — Aboriginal voices in the Basin 5 Internet: www.mdba.gov.au Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) 6 MDBA publication 227/11 Northern Murray–Darling Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN) 6 ISBN (print) 978-1-921914-89-8 What Aboriginal people have said about water so far 8 ISBN (online) 978-1-921914-90-4 What we’ve heard in the past year 9 What Aboriginal people are saying about cultural flows 12 This document may be cited as: A Yarn on the River: Getting Aboriginal voices into the Basin Plan Murray–Darling Basin Authority, Canberra. WhatPart the3 — Plan The means draft Basin Plan 1313 The numbers in the Plan 13 © Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia 2011. The key principles 14 Influences on the Basin Plan 15 This work is copyright. With the exception of photographs, References to Indigenous interests in the draft Basin Plan 16 any logo or emblem, and any trademarks, the work may be Environmental Watering Plan 17 stored, retrieved and reproduced in whole or in part, provided Water Resource Plans 19 that it is not sold or used in any way for commercial benefit, Surface-water resource plan areas 23 and that the source and author of any material used is Groundwater resource plan areas 24 acknowledged. How water resource plans and environmental watering plans work together 25 Basin water resources and the context for their use 25 Part 4 — The next steps 29 Have your say on the draft Basin Plan 29 This booklet may contain images or Reviewing submissions 30 Cultural flows research 30 quotes from Indigenous people who have passed away. Appropriate Part 5 — More detailed information 31 The Water Act 31 permissions have been provided by The National Water Initiative 32 The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 33 the families of deceased people. The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 33 vi Welcome to A yarn on the river A Yarn on the River has been created to help you understand the draft Basin Plan and to assist you to have your say about what’s in the final Basin Plan. This booklet highlights the parts of the draft Basin Plan most relevant to Aboriginal people. The draft Basin Plan is a plan for the sustainable management of the water resources of the Murray–Darling Basin. It has been prepared by the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) — a Commonwealth government agency responsible for the high level planning for the Murray–Darling Basin — together with Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. From January to mid–April 2012 we would like you to tell us your views on the draft Basin Plan and how it can be improved to better address your concerns. Once this public consultation period has finished — in April 2012 — your views will be considered for inclusion in the final Basin Plan. The Murray–Darling Basin Authority is talking with Indigenous communities The Murray–Darling Basin Authority will be travelling to towns throughout the Basin to talk with Aboriginal people on their country. We want to meet wherever you feel comfortable — in halls, in homes, or by the river with a cup of tea. This is part of the MDBA 20-week consultation period on the draft Basin Plan. While visiting your country, we hope to help you learn more about the draft Basin Plan, and have your say about what’s in the final Basin Plan. Part Submissions will close on 16 April 2012. We’re visiting regional areas The Murray–Darling Basin Authority is aiming to visit 22 towns during the 20-week consultation period to talk with Indigenous communities. Towns and dates can be found on the MDBA website or by calling 1800 230 067. 11 MDBA Chair, Craig Knowles The Authority recognises the deep, intimate, ancient and living relationship Indigenous people have with their lands and waters.
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