Our Land
Jawoyn traditional land stretches across 50,000 square kilometres.
It extends north-west from the town of Katherine to Pine Creek, makes a north-east arc crossing the southern part of Kakadu National Park and Arnhem Land to Bulman, then returns south-west to the township of Mataranka and to Katherine.
A large majority of our traditional land has been handed back to us since the introduction of Aboriginal land rights and native title legislation.
Since we won our first land claim of Nitmiluk in 1989, we have become the recognised traditional owners in the Katherine region, western Arnhem Land and the southern area of Kakadu National Park.
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OUR COMMUNITIES
- Barunga (Bamyili)
- Beswick (Wugularr)
- Jodetluk (Gorge Camp)
- Kalano
- Kybrook
- Manyallaluk (Eva Valley)
- Rockhole
- Werenbun
