COS-Indigenous-Range-ECatalogue-2022

8 ngaging directly with your local First Nations communities is a fantastic way to improve your knowledge, and a valuable step towards building meaningful community connections. If you don’t already have any direct connections with the community, it can be a challenge to figure out how to get started. A great resource is your Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC). Aboriginal Land Councils are self-funded groups that represent Aboriginal affairs at a state or territory level, with the aim of furthering the aspirations of First Nations communities, while protecting their interests. Aboriginal Land Councils provide a strong voice for the First Nations peoples that they represent, and they work hard to maintain and enhance First Nations culture, identity, and heritage. Getting in touch with your LALC will help you on your way to building a lasting relationship with your local First Nations Communities. You will be able to find out who the Traditional Custodians of your area are, as well as the language spoken. You will also be able to discover what land or nations you and your staff have connections with. Your local LALC is also your best resource to help you on your way to creating a meaningful Aboriginal community program. Source: Aboriginal Land Councils – Creative Spirits, retrieved from creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/ selfdetermination/aboriginal-land-councils Connecting with First Nations Communities in your Area E ACT United Ngunnawal Elders Council (UNEC): communityservices.act.gov.au/atsia/committees/ ngunnawal_issues NSW NSW Aboriginal Land Council: www.alc.org.au Sydney: metrolalc.org.au QLD North Queensland Aboriginal Land Council: nqlc.com.au Central Queensland (CQLCAC): represented by North Queensland Land Council Cape York Land Council: cylc.org.au NT Central Land Council: clc.org.au , covering the southern part of mainland Northern Territory Northern Land Council: nlc.org.au , covering the Top End, the northern part of mainland Northern Territory Tiwi Land Council: tiwilandcouncil.com , covering Bathurst and Melville Islands north of Darwin Anindilyakawa Land Council: anindilyakwa.com.au, covering Groote Eylandt in the Gulf of Carpentaria SA Anangu Pitjantjatjara Land Council: anangu.com.au . TAS Tasmanian Aboriginal Land and Sea Council Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Inc.: tacinc.com.au VIC Barengi Gadjin Land Council: bglc.com.au , managing a few land parcels in western Victoria. WA South-West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council: noongar.org.au Yamatji Bana Baaba Marlpa Land and Sea Council, covering the Murchison, Gascoyne and Pilbara Regions of Western Australia ymac.org.au. Goldfields Land and Sea Council: glsc.com.au , covering land from Wiluna (on the edge of the Great Central Desert), to Esperance on Australia’s southern coast Kimberley Land Council: klc.org.au Ngaanyatjarra Council: ngaanyatjarra.org.au, covering communities in the east of Western Australia, but also around Alice Springs, NT Torres Strait Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC): tsirc.qld.gov.au, representing Badu, Boigu, Dauan, Erub, Kirriri, Iama, Kubin Community at Moa, Mabuiag, Masig, Mer, Poruma, Saibai, St Pauls Community at Moa, Ugar and Warraber Torres Shire Council (TSC): torres.qld.gov.au , representing Albany Island, Dayman Island, Entrance Island, Friday Island, Goods Island, Horn Island, Little Adolphus Island, Mount Adolphus Island, Packe Island, Port Lihou Island, Possession Island, Prince of Wales Island, Thursday Island, Turtlehead Island and Wednesday Island Northern Peninsula Area Council (NPARC): nparc.qld.gov.au is made up of 5 Indigenous communities on the mainland: 3 Aboriginal comunities (Injinoo, Umagico and New Mapoon) and two Saibai Islander communities (Seisia and Bamaga) Source: Aboriginal land councils - Creative Spirits, retrieved from creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/ selfdetermination/aboriginal-land-councils