We have always managed our Country, since time immemorial, by hunting, knowing the seasonal indicators and their connections, checking up on Country and making sure that we keep Country healthy. We know if things are flowering at the right time, when the right time to harvest is and what the stories in the land and sea tell us. The land has many, many names, some of them are for big areas, some for smaller areas within those and others are sacred. Mapping and sharing the names of Country is important for our culture. We need to work with our elders to learn from them about Country, how it used to be and to share how it is now. There are also many new threats to Country like weeds, feral animals and unauthorized visitors. We want to manage those threats to our home.

We are establishing a program called marŋgi’thi wäŋawu that will bring Djäkami Wäŋawu together with elders to be on Country and deep dive to learn all the important things about Country and to have Country speak to us. We will host the marŋgi’thi wäŋawu each year in different seasons according to the right place for the right time and the right plants and animals. We will record all the stories of that place, the names of places, what we learn from Country and the threats to Country. From there we can make maps based on our sacred designs and totems and use them to record how Djäkami Wäŋawu will manage different parts of our Country.