Mona Liddy
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Claravale Crossing, Daly River
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By Mona Liddy
There has been a lot of talk about development in the Daly River
region with plans for more farms that will need more water.
When the Northern Territory Government set up a community planning
process there wasn’t enough time to properly talk to
traditional owners about the importance of the river to their
lives.
Land & Water Australia has given CSIRO and the Northern Land
Council a small grant to work on understanding the cultural values
of the river.
I am a Wagiman woman who has been employed by CSIRO to collect life
histories from all the language groups within the Daly River area
facing development pressure.
I will be talking to people about river stories, the changes people
have seen, the most important places and old people’s
stories.
The groups I will be talking to are the Wadjigan, Malak Malak,
Kamu, Wagiman, Wardaman, Dagoman, Murramuninji and Marranungu.
If there are other groups that would like to be involved you can
contact me or Sue Jackson, details below.
