Who to talk to: Key contacts for cultural heritage engagement
There are a range of entities across the country that manage and strive to protect First Nations cultural heritage.
The First Nations Heritage Protection Alliance and the Sea Country Alliance represent Traditional Owner groups in all land and coastal states and territories.
Globally, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues promotes respect for and full application of the provisions of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, assisted by the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Please click on the map below for more detail of State and Territory-based entities protecting cultural heritage in jurisdictions.
Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
- Barengi Gadjin Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation
- Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation
- Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations
- First People of the Millewa Mallee Aboriginal Corporation
- Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation
- Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation
- Taungurung Land and Waters Council Aboriginal Corporation
- Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation
- Wamba Wemba Aboriginal Corporation
- Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation
- Yorta Yorta Nation Aboriginal Corporation
- Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
- First Peoples - State Relations, Victorian Government
Western Australia
- Banjima Native Title Aboriginal Corporation
- Kimberley Land Council
- Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council
- Yamatji Marla Aboriginal Corporation
- Heritage Council of Western Australia
- Aboriginal Heritage Action Alliance
- Western Australia government - Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Inquiry System
Noongar Regional Corporations:
- Ballardong Aboriginal Corporation
- Gnaala Karla Booja Aboriginal Corporation
- Karri Karrak Aboriginal Corporation
- Wagyl Kaip Southern Noongar Aboriginal Corporation
- Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation
- Yued Aboriginal Corporation
- South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council