The Wire

Delegates of 46 Sovereign First Nations have called for urgent action on the impacts on their culture, heritage and wellbeing arising from the management of water resources in the Murray Darling Basin.

Delegates from the Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MLDRIN) and the Northern Basin Aboriginal Nations (NBAN) held a meeting to coincide with the UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous People and have released a Water Statement, calling for urgent action on key reforms needed to recognise First Nation’s rights and interests in water.