Indigenous Water Rights within the Murray Darling Basin (An Australian Experience)
14 septiembre 2007Indigenous Water Rights within the Murray Darling Basin
by Monica Morgan, Dr Lisa Strelein and Jessica Weir
The Murray Darling Rivers Indigenous Nations (MDRIN or ‘Indigenous Nations’) are a confederation of Indigenous Nations representative of the Indigenous peoples with an inherent relationship to their lands and waters of the Murray and Lower Darling Region. This relationship spans over many thousands of years. Each Nation occupies a core area of land on either one or both sides of each major watercourse, which can overlap into and share country with an adjoining Nation. Each of these Indigenous Nations has a unique connection to their particular stretch of river that is sourced in their creation story and is governed by their distinct traditional laws and customs. Each Indigenous Nation is a self determining autonomous entity and makes decisions based on their traditional affiliations between family groups that are directed and united through language and kinship lines.
