Local Cultural Connections

Northern Tablelands Traditional Owners

Traditional Owner groups - Northern Tablelands

Traditional Owner Contact Map

For an interactive map of Traditional Owner contact details across the Wet Tropics NRM region, click on the link below.

Traditional Owner Contact Map

Within the Northern Tablelands Local Landscape there are 2 Traditional Owner groups. See below for a brief description of  each group’s connection to country or click on the links to access contact details for these groups.

  • Djabugay – native title rights and interests have been granted to the Djabugay people over land and waters within the Barron Gorge National Park near Kuranda.
  • Muluridji – the Muluridji Tribal Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC administers the native title rights of the Muluridji people over land and waters to the west and north of Mareeba.

Traditional Owner Contact Map

The Traditional Owner contact map is interactive, allowing users to find contact details for the appropriate Traditional Owner groups for most locations across the Wet Tropics region.

Traditional Owner groups across the Wet Tropics

For more Local Cultural Connections showing Traditional Owner groups in locations across the Wet Tropics, please click on the local landscape below.

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Northern Cassowary Coast Local Cultural ConnectionsSouthern Cassowary Coast Local Cultural ConnectionsUpper Herbert Local Cultural Connections
Hinchinbrook Local Cultural Connections