Aboriginal languages]]> Aboriginal peoples]]> Aboriginal Australians]]> Jotijota (per Tindale 1974, Tindale Archives at Museum of South Australia: historical) ]]> Yorta Yorta / Yota Yota language (D2) (NSW SI55-13) ]]> Bangerang / Kwat Kwat / Waveroo language (S40) (Vic SJ55-02)]]> Indigenous Languages | Yorta Yorta (State Library of NSW)]]> Water quality]]>
Blackwater occurs naturally during flooding events in the Murray Darling Basin, and, despite it's harmful effect in the short term, can contribute to overall improvements in its ecosystems. This is because the breakdown of organic matter releases carbon and other nutrients into the system, boosting zooplankton and macroinvertebrate communities, in turn acting as food sources for fish, plants and other organisms. ]]> Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (2012), Blackwater events and water quality. Australian Government]]> Murray Darling Basin Authority (n.d.) Blackwater. Australian Government ]]> Water resources]]> Murray-Darling Basin Authority (n.d.), 'Water Markets', Australian Government.]]>
The most notable of these fish traps are the National Heritage listed Ngunnhu (Baiame's Ngunnhu) of the Ngemba people in Brewarrina, New South Wales. The Ngunnhu were a gift from Baiame (The Creator) whom entrusted the Ngemba people to be the custodians. The Ngunnhu were also used by neighbouring Nations where the site also became an important place for meetings, ceremonies and trade.

]]> Department of the Environment (n.d.), 'Australian National Heritage Places - Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps (Baiame's Ngunnhu)', Australian Government.]]> Department of the Environment (n.d.), 'Brewarrina Aboriginal Fish Traps (Baiame's Ngunnhu)', Australian Government.]]> Kinship]]> ]]> Rose, D., James, D. & Watson, C. (2003), 'Indigenous kinship with the Natural World in New South Wales', NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, Hurstville, Sydney.]]> Aboriginal technologies]]>
]]> Long, A. (2005), 'Aboriginal scarred trees in New South Wales | A field manual', Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), Hurstville, NSW.]]> Astronomy]]> Seasonal calendars]]> Norris, R. P., Hamacher, D.W., and Fuller, R. (2013), 'The Astronomy of Indigenous Stone Arrangements', in Archaeology in Oceania.]]>
Cultural flows aims to help address the lack of authority that Aboriginal Nations hold in negotiating water flows. In turn, it hopes to improve and foster the cultural, social, spiritual, environmental, economic and natural aspects of Aboriginal peoples’ lives.

This new paradigm has been created by, and agreed upon by Aboriginal organisations within the Murray-Darling Basin including the Northern Basins Aboriginal Nations (NBAN) and Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN).
]]> Murray-Darling Basin Authority]]> National Cultural Flows Research Project]]> Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations]]> Family life]]> Aboriginal culture]]> Ecological sustainability]]> Traditional ecological knowledge]]> Diet]]> Fishing nets]]> Fishes--Breeding]]> Introduced fishes]]> Droughts]]> Weirs]]> Environmental flows]]> Physical characteristics (Animals)]]> Intensive farming]]> Fishing--Australia]]> Connection to Country]]>
Richard is a Ngiyampaa Aboriginal man residing in Wodonga, Victoria. Born in 1959, Richard grew up on the Lachlan River in central New South Wales with his family and currently works with the Catchment Management Authority (CMA) in the Wodonga area.

In this document, Richard discusses the changes he has observed in native and introduced fish species in the Lachlan River, and illegal fishing activities. He reflects on family life with his mob, growing up, his culture, diet, changes in water flows and levels, conservation practices, and sustainable ecological management.]]> Lachlan River, NSW [stream]]]> Euabalong, NSW [populated place]]]> Condobolin, NSW [populated place]]]> Lake Cargelligo, NSW [lake]]]> Booberoi Creek, NSW [stream]]]> Wyangala Dam, NSW [dam]]]> Lake Cowal, NSW [lake]]]> Murrin Bridge, NSW [section of populated place]]]> CC BY]]> Cunnamulla, Qld [populated place]]]> Caiwarra, Qld [homestead]]]> Currawinya National Park, Qld [park]]]>