MAPgroup photographer Annette Ruzicka recently had an article published in the Australian Financial Review, with her photos documenting the historic handback of land and ecologically significant wetland country to Traditional Owners, the Nari Nari people.
Known as the Kakadu of the south, the internationally significant Nimmie Caira floodplain near Hay is now back in the hands of traditional custodians. This includes almost 88,000 hectares of internationally significant Murrumbidgee floodplain and will now be owned and managed by its Traditional Custodians – the Nari Nari Tribal Council – for the conservation of its precious wildlife, the development of sustainable agriculture and the protection of significant cultural heritage. The Nari Nari people have been spiritually connected to the country for 50,000 years. “The whole mob's really over the moon about it, to be able to get back on country and protect cultural heritage and the environment”, said Ian Woods Chairman Nari Nari Tribal Council.
© Annette Ruzicka