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The Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, commonly known as the Wanjina-Wunggurr PBC or WWPBC, holds native title on trust for three distinct Traditional Owner groups across a vast area of the Kimberley region in Western Australia. Together, these native title determinations cover millions of hectares of land and sea, representing one of the most significant native title recognition in Australian history.
Wanjina wunggurr Dambinamngari
This determination covers approximately 27,937 square kilometers of land and sea in the coastal regions of the Kimberley. The determination recognizes both exclusive and non-exclusive native title rights for the Worrorra/Dambimangari people. This area stretches from Collier Bay and Walcott Inlet in the south, along the coast to Saint George Basin and Hanover Bay, extending inland and including significant island groups.
Wanjina Wunggur Wilinggin
Determined in 2004 through Federal Court case Neowarra v Western Australia [2004] FCA 1092, this was the first of the three determinations. The wilinggin determination area covers more than 60,150 square kilometers (over 6.3 mmillion hectares) in the central and northern Kimberley, representing the traditional lands of the Ngarinyin/Wilinggin people. This area encompasses one of the largest intact tropical savannah ecosystems in the world.
Wanjina Wunggurr Uunguu
This determination, made in 2011, covers approximately 20.5 million hectares of graa (land) and wundaagu (saltwater) in the far north Kimberley. The determination granted the Wunambal Gaambera people exclusive native title rights to 90 percent of their land and islands, with shared native title rights in the sea. The entire determination area is also declared as the Uunguu Indigenous Protected Area.
Protecting Country for Future Generations
Wanjina Wunggurr Country is not a resource to be managed. It is a living cultural landscape guided by ancestral law and ongoing custodianship. Our responsibility is to protect it. Our commitment is to future generations. Our work continues every day to ensure Country remains strong.
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