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Right Way Fire – Yagga Yagga Story

11 minute watch

"We share the same waterholes around Ngururrpa and Ngurra Kayanta, like our ancestors was walking."

Aaron Milner, Ngururrpa IPA Ranger

Join the neighbouring Ngururrpa and Ngurra Kayanta ranger teams as they share their story of Yagga Yagga community, visit important sites and work together to burn and protect Country supported by Desert Support Services and the IDA.

Right way fire is about the right people, in the right place and the right time burning country in a careful and culturally informed way to keep country healthy, protecting plants, animals and special places. The IDA's Right Way Fire program enables Traditional Owners to see, enjoy and access remote desert areas while sharing knowledge and looking after country using the key tool of fire.

"I really wanted to see that place. It make me happy in my spirit."

Anne Ovi, Ngurra Kayanta Ranger

This project received grant funding from the Australian Government.

Parna Ngururrpa Aboriginal Corporation

Parna Ngururrpa Aboriginal Corporation dedicated their country as an Indigenous Protected Area in 2021.

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Parna Ngururrpa Aboriginal Corporation Ranger Teams

Ngurra Kayanta Aboriginal Corporation

The Ngurra Kayanta Aboriginal Corporation are currently conducting consultations to dedicate an IPA over 1.9 million hectares of country which is situated in the Great Sandy Desert in the southern Kimberley. The area includes extensive spinifex-covered sandplains and dune fields, sandstone and siltstone ranges and isolated rocky outcrops.

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Ngurra Kayanta Aboriginal Corporation Ranger Teams
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