A gathering at the Old Bungalow, Mparntwe (Alice Springs) over three days, September 11th to 13th 2015, drafted this simple template to assist all First Nations communities to
discuss the language and substance of Treaties.
Our Altjira, our Law/Lore, is the essence of what it is to be here in this land.
Our women, too, are sacred, the givers of life, and along with our men make the law.
The sanctity of our families must be honoured and our children will not be taken away.
We have the right to practice our own religion, to obey our Turnintjamia (commandments), the right to speak and educate our children in our languages and the right to live our culture.
The land is our mother. We have the right to our lands, skies, waters, plants and seas with the resources that nurture us all.
In unity we will stand with our brothers and sisters to assert and defend their rights like our own.