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Djurrubu and CDU Knowledge Sharing

29 September 2022

This month Kakadu hosted students from Charles Darwin University (CDU)’s Natural Resources and Indigenous Livelihoods Course. 
The intensive five-day course explores the synergies between natural resource-based enterprise development and Indigenous livelihoods.
Djurrubu Rangers welcomed students onto Mirarr country to discuss their works program that supports the interconnected wellbeing of country, culture and community. 
A morning by the billabong provided the rangers with an opportunity to detail their fire, ferals and weeds programs, the expanding Kakadu Plum venture with the North Australian Aboriginal Kakadu Plum Alliance (NAAKPA), research opportunities, and the group’s future aspirations. 
Djurrubu Rangers are often called upon to share knowledge with visitors to Country and are developing a focused program to expand their educational tourism activities. The CDU visit provided rangers an opportunity to build skills for future exchanges with university and professional groups. 
Students reflected on their greater understanding of different value systems, Indigenous led ways of working on country and the key values guiding the way that work is done. 
Jabiru Kabolkmakmen staff were also on-hand to provide information on the exciting Mirarr-led Future of Jabiru and Kakadu.