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Balkanu facilitated the engagement with Cape York Traditional Owner to meet and discuss the possible World Heritage nomination of Cape York Peninsula heritage lands in 2013.
Balkanu coordinated all consultation and cultural workshops between representatives of the Commonwealth, anthropologists, key stakeholders and Cape York Traditional Owners to discuss cultural heritage of potential universal value for appropriate areas of Cape York Peninsula. Balkanu acted as moderator to help Indigenous leaders present a clear enunciation of Traditional Owners position on World Heritage definition, identifying requirements of legislation and international recognitions of rights and post-World Heritage management regimes.
Balkanu role as project manager included management of logistics and protocols, communication, provision of detailed reports to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
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We respectfully acknowledge the First Nations people in the State of Queensland, we acknowledge the cultural and spiritual connection that Aboriginal people and Torres Straits Islander people have with the land and the sea.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present as well as the existing and emerging leaders who walk together in partnership on this journey.
We want to express our thanks to all our supporters, volunteers, funding organisations and all who have worked in partnership with us, standing alongside us to help achieve our mission to bring beneficial change to Cape York’s Indigenous communities.
