Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community

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Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community is an Aboriginal community in the Jervis Bay region of Australia that plays a central role in the traditional ownership, cultural stewardship, and joint management of local lands and waters.

Observed surface forms (2)


Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal community
human settlement
associatedWith Booderee National Park NERFINISHED
Jervis Bay Marine Park NERFINISHED
Wreck Bay Village NERFINISHED
collaboratesWith Australian Government NERFINISHED
New South Wales Government agencies NERFINISHED
Parks Australia NERFINISHED
country Australia
ethnicGroup Aboriginal Australians NERFINISHED
governedBy community-elected council
governingBody Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council NERFINISHED
hasCulturalConnectionTo land
marine resources
sea
hasEconomicActivity cultural tourism
employment in park management
ranger programs
hasFocus maintenance of cultural practices
protection of biodiversity
protection of sacred sites
hasLegalFramework Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council Act 1986 (Cth) NERFINISHED
hasPopulationType predominantly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
hasRight native title–like rights over certain lands and waters in Jervis Bay region
hasRole cultural steward of local lands and waters
joint manager of local lands and waters
traditional owner of local lands and waters
languageGroup Yuin people NERFINISHED
locatedIn Jervis Bay Territory NERFINISHED
Jervis Bay region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Jervis Bay NERFINISHED
South Coast of New South Wales NERFINISHED
locatedOnCoastOf New South Wales NERFINISHED
manages cultural heritage sites in Jervis Bay region
playsCentralRoleIn governance of Jervis Bay natural resources
intergenerational transfer of cultural knowledge
local decision-making in Jervis Bay region
practices cultural land management
sea country management
recognizedAs traditional owners of Booderee National Park
traditional owners of Jervis Bay Territory coastal areas
subjectOf joint management agreements for Booderee National Park
usesFor ceremonial activities
customary resource use
traditional fishing

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Booderee National Park coManagedWith Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community
Jervis Bay Territory hasIndigenousLandCouncil Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community
this entity surface form: Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council
Booderee National Park traditionalOwners Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community
Jervis Bay Territory traditionalOwners Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community
this entity surface form: Wreck Bay Aboriginal community