A fierce tussle over a Northern Territory river reveals Australia’s stark choice on water justice
The NT government has given billions of litres of water from the Roper River to irrigators. When will Australia start managing our rivers for the future?
Another ten days to see this fabulous exhibition at Bunjil Place Gallery. Sisters Nici and Zena Cumpston brought together a group of
#Barkandji arts on
#Country.
https://www.ngaratya.com.au/Touring to Broken Hill and beyond in 2024.
#MurrayDarlingBasin #MDBP #rivers #IndigenousArt #IndigenousKnowledge #Indigenous #plants #Baaka #Barka #DarlingRiver #environmentngaratya (together, us group, all in it together)
Fish traps and weirs on the Baaka are still important to the Barkandji people, but have been impacted by colonisation, and are now at further risk from government irrigation policies.
By Badger Bates et al.
#Baaka #DarlingRiver #Indigenous #Fish #Colonialism
https://theconversation.com/aboriginal-people-have-spent-centuries-building-in-the-darling-river-now-there-are-plans-to-demolish-these-important-structures-195966
Aboriginal people have spent centuries building in the Darling River. Now there are plans to demolish these important structures
Indigenous engineering and care for Country points to a better way to manage the Baaka.
Peter Riley
Lesley Head
Jim Richardson