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The memorial plaque, mounted on a large boulder, commemorates the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Bega, Eden and Merrimans Local Aboriginal Land Councils, the Native Title holders and the Bega Valley Shire Council in June 2001. The memorandum acknowledges the original inhabitants and custodians of the land and water.
Location
| Address: | Zingel Place, Bega Council Chambers, Bega, 2550 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -36.675669 Long: 149.842378 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Culture |
| Sub-Theme: | Indigenous |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 13th June, 2001 |
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This plaque commemorates the signing of a joint
Memorandum of Understanding
between the
Bega, Eden and Merrimans Local Aboriginal Land Councils
and the
Native Title Holders
and the
Bega Valley Shire Council
on 13 June 2001
The Memorandum of Understanding will achieve positive and beneficial reconciliation outcomes and acknowledges that for thousands of years before European settlement that the lands and water of the Shire were owned and occupied by the Djirringanj, Thua, Bidawahal and Ngarigo people under the Monaro / Yuin Nations and that they were the original inhabitants and custodians of the land and water.
The descendants of these people retain a close connection
and affinity with their ancestral
lands and waters.
