lap-lap dhelk balak, gayap balak, balak dja-djatjanak wurrek-angatj
bundjilyanak, wurrunganak, djatjanak ba nguranak balaka bengotiyanak,
barimbanganak barim gurrkanganak wukinangatjaniyn
lap-lap wurreka gundi djaa ba balak, buwitji djayitjanak
lo-lo nguraruk beng-beng djuwima mang, ba wayipunga dhelk balak ba djatjanak
In the Dja Dja Wurrung language, this means:
"RAPs represent the right People, the only People, who can speak for their Countries.
The knowledge, lore, cultural responsibilities and authority of the Traditional Owners they represent is theirs alone, inherited from their Ancestors.
RAPs have a fundamental role to speak for Country and Culture within their registration area, that is not defined by the colonising structures of their registration but is supported by it."
RAPs represent the right People, the only People, who can speak for their Countries. The knowledge, lore, cultural responsibilities and authority of the Traditional Owners they represent is theirs alone, inherited from their Ancestors. RAPs have a fundamental role to speak for Country and Culture within their registration area that is not defined by the colonising structures of their registration but is supported by it.
Through processes of legislative reform and strategic action, Council seeks to secure the inherited rights of our Peoples to care for Countries, Communities and Cultures.
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"It is essential that our Peoples’ representative and inclusive structures for governance of Cultures are respected and supported to thrive."
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
May 2021
East Melbourne
Updated