Mungarlu Ngurraunkatja Rirraunkatja. Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area. Birriliburu Vision for Country

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1 Mungarlu Ngurraunkatja Rirraunkatja Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area Birriliburu Vision for Country JUNE 2012

2 What Martu want for country? What Martu say... Culture has to be strong We gotta learn em up country, the young ones. We want our young people to lean the traditional ways We want to keep country healthy We want to go back to country; People are part of country, country is empty without Martu people in it Keep the rock holes clear, make Kapi healthy Look after tourists so they do the right thing [Plants are] there for us to look after Learn them [young people] up about plants; poison plants, medicine plants and food plants We want jobs and money for Martu people to look after country 01

3 What Martu worry about? What Martu worry about Tourists going to the wrong places Big hot wildfires Hard to get back to country Cattle and camels making country sick Cats and foxes hunting little animals Buffet and other weeds Knowledge passing on with old people What Martu care about Martu Culture Strong native title Martu history Strong Martu knowledge Healthy country Bush tucker Threatened species Healthy Kapi (Water) 02

4 What other people worry about? What other people worry about Increased Development Restricted access and increased regulation Loss of heritage places and historical knowledge Altered fire regimes Overgrazing by large feral herbivores Predation by feral animals Invasive Weeds What other people care about Remote wilderness area CSR and tourism Heritage values Threatened species Biodiversity Healthy Kapi (Water) 03

5 PICTURED Carnarvon Ranges (Katjarra) Photo by Zareth Anderson

6 What Martu are going to do about? Tourists going to the wrong places Planning - Decide where tourists can and can t go Manage tracks and campsites close, move or hide them Implementing a permit system for places they can go Distract tourist with Martu tours Get rangers to check permits Give information to tourist about doing the right thing Put up signs to close off areas Big hot wildfires Planning - Work with Fire Project on how and where to burn Burn the right way Train up rangers to burn the right way Martu do on-ground burning more Trial using helicopters to get to remote country and to burn from helicopters Work with DEC to burn from planes. Hard to get back to country Get money from government for return to country trips Get more ranger teams that can go back to country and work on country Go back to country with helicopters to burn Take photos of country for other Martu to see 05

7 Cats and foxes hunting little animals Hold a workshop about feral cats Hunt cats and foxes Burn the right way to make sure little animals still have old spinifex to hide in Keep tracking cats and foxes to see what they are doing Talk to DEC about how to control cats and foxes Maybe fence off important areas to protect little animals Knowledge passing with the old people More return to country trips Get old people and young people out as much as possible Take more photos and videos of Martu and their stories Write books on Martu stories and real history Cattle and camels making country sick Talk to station bosses about cattle Use fencing to protect areas Have more wangka about camels Buffel and other weeds More wangka and planning about what to do Burn, spray and dig up priority areas along CSR Provide information to tourists along CSR Monitor for new weeds and their size Talk to shire about grading into town 06

8 LAKE DISAPPOINTMENT SAVORY CREEK PUNTAWARI C O M M U N I T Y NO 16 WELL MUNGARLU NO 15 WELL K A R R I N G A R R I CLAYPAN SALT LAKES NO 14 WELL NO 13 WELL G I B S O N D E S E R T (RIRRA COUNTRY) NO 12 WELL NO 10 WELL NO 11 WELL L I T T L E S A N D Y D E S E R T (TALI COUNTRY) TO THE NT K AT J A R R A NO 9 WELL (PALAJI) NO 8 WELL NO 7 WELL NO 6 WELL (MILYIRNIRRI) C A N N I N G STOCK ROUTE L A K E BURNSIDE MUNGILLI COMMUNITY BLUE HILLS MUNGILLI CLAYPAN NO 5 WELL BIRRILIBURU COUNTRY BOUNDARY NO 4 WELL NO 2 WELL (KUKABUBBA) NO 3 WELL (WAKANPAU) Birriliburu Country Martu see Birriliburu country as full of life and opportunity. The above map indicates some of the natural and cultural values of the area, conservation and land management actions and economic opportunities. LEGEND A C R O S S BIRRILIBURU COUNTRY Martu Martu patch burning Turkey (Kiparra) Bilby (Marntangalku) Kangaroo (Marlu) Goanna (Parnka) Mouse (Minkirri) Mole (Kakarratul) Permits Enterprize Emu (Karlaya) Martu Camps Hunting Witchetty (Lugugki) Knowledge (Ninti) Water (Kapi) Rangers Signs Researcher Bush Tucker LOCATION SPECIFIC Mining Return to country guided tours Shelter Tourists Tourist group Development Tourist Camp Site WESTERN AUSTRALIA I N D I A N O C E A N

9 Acknowledgements Mungarlu Ngurraunkatja Rirraunkatja acknowledge their current partnerships with Rangelands NRM Western Australia, The Department of Environment and Conservation Western Australia, the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, the Indigenous Protected Areas program and the Indigenous Heritage Program. We acknowledge the support of Central Desert Native Title Services and encourage all potential partners and interested parties to visit centraldesert.org.au Please contact us through: We would also like to acknowledge the State Natural Resource Management Office and the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia for their project funding support. Principal Partners