Our vision is to pursue knowledge to generate mutual prosperity by restoring and sustaining a thriving First Nations economy

Our Mission

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We empower First Nations peoples to claim and develop our cultural heritage and enhance our knowledge base to face the future with confidence and dignity.

We commit ourselves to exploring and defining the depths of knowledge in Australia, enabling us to re-enrich ourselves, to know who we are, to know where we came from, and to claim our place in the future.

We take this journey of discovery and reclamation of sovereignty, establishing the equality of Yorta Yorta intellectual tradition alongside the knowledge base of others. Thus, we can stand proudly together with all people of the world.

The health and well-being of the next generation are a legacy that we want to improve. The strengthening of not just a vision for the future, but also the building of strategy and skills to achieve it.

Our Guiding Principles

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  • Trust and respect

  • Self-determination

  • A thriving culture and Identity

  • Aboriginal values

  • Making Aboriginal knowledge and culture visible

  • Sharing culture and reconciliation

  • Acknowledging true history

  • Creating a sustainable model

  • Knowledge exchange and education

  • Valuing Indigenous knowledge systems