What we do — Strategic Plan
The MLDRIN Confederation has 8 main principles:
- Our core principle is that only traditional owners are best placed to talk for Country.
- The Sovereignty and inherent rights of traditional custodians are never ceded.
- MLDRIN will not interfere with the internal governance of individual Indigenous Nations.
- All Indigenous Nations are equal within the MLDRIN Confederacy.
- MLDRIN respects the diversity of Nations in relation to tradition, sites, stories, cultural practices and governance.
- Resources of the Confederation will be shared equally.
- Self-determination of the Nations and of MLDRIN is the only sustainable way to do business.
- Informed consent.
MLDRIN's Values are:
- Traditional lore and customs of the respective Indigenous Nations are paramount.
- The land and water are sacred, as is our knowledge of it.
- The River system must be treated with respect because the land, waters and the people are interconnected.
- Caring for Country must be sustainable and respectful.
- Caring for Country means talking to each other, upstream and downstream.
- The role of Elders is held in the highest esteem and respect.
- Young people must be respected and involved in the Care for Country.
MLDRIN has developed a Strategic Plan that encompasses these principles and values including the development and implementation of programs that fully involve traditional owners in the Caring for Country.
