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**Right now, across the Central Deserts, ceremonies are ending for this season.** People are rolling their swags, preparing for the long journey home. What they carry with them is something extraordinary — an unbroken chain of Law, ceremony, and responsibility that has flowed for sixty thousand years. "We still got our Law," you hear Elders say. And it's said with pride. But here's what needs to shift: heritage isn't something fixed on a map. It's not objects to be catalogued. It's a living, breathing system of knowledge and relationship to Country. When mining disrupts these networks, it doesn't just impact a site — it fragments a cultural process that's still being carried, still being practised, still being felt. These law ceremonies deserve UNESCO recognition as Intangible World Cultural Heritage. Not as something from the past, but as something foundational to humanity's living heritage. The ceremonies continue. The pathways remain open. The question is whether we're prepared to recognise and respect the systems that have always been here. **https://shorturl.at/Tebr7** --- AI DISCLOSURE: This episode was produced using AI voice generation from Kado Muir's original voice recordings. The content — knowledge, perspective, editorial judgment — is 100% Kado Muir's. AI is the delivery mechanism only.

Note: After this podcast was recorded, the Federal Court postponed the determination for Waturta into early 2026. Payarri Determination remains the same. This podcast shares some thoughts and observations from Kado Muir in relation to native title determination for his tribal lands.

Launch of Mamutjitji Story App in honour of passed elders.

aaarrgghhh... Kado starts to ramble on about the Voice, flailing heritage laws, diverted reconciliation and life generally. hope you enjoy.

In this episode, I respond to some listener queries about how they should vote on the Voice. My first point is that your vote is precious, it is a fundamental part of our democracy and you need to vote as your conscience dictates, and yes, we'll done for seeking to educate yourself. The next step is to then understand how and where the campaign for the Voice comes from. These are my views, and I hope it helps you make your decision on how to cast your vote as a thinking conscious individual exercising your democratic freedom. Vote as your conscious demands, but be informed.

Carto Nullius In this episode I introduce the concept of Carto Nullius, which is strictly not linguistically correct but a play on the latin terms terra nullius, a term that for so long was used to marginalise and dispossess Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is my contention that cartography as a discipline has for a long time been empty of even very general traditional Aboriginal knowledge. The global renaissance of mapping technology, remote observations and need for data is an emerging sector that would be enhanced and strengthened by exposure to, partnership with and interpretation of traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge inputs. This podcast anticipates a seminar Kado Muir will be giving at the Geoscience Australia building in Canberra on Wednesday 10th May, 2023 at 11am, seminar title: Culturally Grounded Mapping for Country: TEK, Science & Technology Abstract Technological advances in remote sensing, mapping and data acquisition and analysis using new tools like machine learning, artificial intelligence and other digital mapping models are developed from western world views. Kado Muir offers insight into how traditional ecological knowledge contributes a culturally grounded perspective in country mapping. Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future program is proud to welcome Kado and thank him for his public contribution to the program’s Geoscience Knowledge Sharing initiative.

In this episode of my culture story Kado Muir explains a key cultural concept known as Nyaamiri or skin groups listen to the episode and if you want to find out more about skin groups go to, https://www.blurb.com/b/9878611-working-together and purchase Kado's book and you can also sign up for to learn Ngalia language lessons at, https://kadomuir.mastermind.com/masterminds/34611   palunya enjoy.

In this episode of my culture story I offer an insight into the background to The Voice. Why is it so important? Is it a new thing? What are some of the Historic encounters that have brought us to this point in time?

welcome in the new year with my culture story by Kado Muir. Happy New Year everyone

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This episode is an introduction to the series exploring Ngalia a language in detail, translating Ngalia concepts into English in a more wholesome appreciation of the true meanings.

In this episode Kado Muir shares some insight and awareness in relation to questions asked about the importance of cross-cultural negotiations in the native title context. He touches on some important Aboriginal cultural protocols, including use of deceased persons names, respect, reciprocity, lived experiences and offers a simple approach to finding information and planning engagements via RESPECT method.

The ‘Stolen Generations’ Testimonies’ project is an initiative to record on film the personal testimonies of Australia’s Stolen Generations Survivors and share them online.  The Stolen Generations' Testimonies Foundation hopes the online museum will become a national treasure and a unique and sacred keeping place for Stolen Generations’ Survivors’ Testimonies. By allowing Australians to listen to the Survivors’ stories with open hearts and without judgement, the foundation hopes more people will be engaged in the healing process. Go visit to learn and hear more at https://www.stolengenerationstestimonies.com/ (Fair Dealing Copyright provisions apply)

In this episode of my culture story we explore the healing properties the energies of the land Ngurrara interacting with the healing properties of plants or Warta Hope you enjoy it. Image: Sunset at Tjiwarl

Traditional Owners celebrate the Yeelirrie approval expiry Traditional Owners of the Yeelirrie area are celebrating the expiry of the environmental approval to mine this significant area. The approval to mine Yeelirrie had a condition that required the proponent, Cameco, to mine within five years. The approval expired on 20 January 2022 with Cameco failing to meet their condition. Traditional Owners have fought against mining at Yeelirrie since the 1970’s when the uranium deposit was identified by Western Mining Corporation. Kado Muir, Tjiwarl native title holder, Ngalia leader of Walkatjurra Walkabout and Chair of the West Australia Nuclear Free Alliance said “In the last 50 years our community got together, stood up strong and has fought off 3 major multinational corporations. Today we celebrate that Cameco cannot mine at Yeelirrie.” Shirley Wonyabong, Tjupan elder and senior Tjiwarl native title holder said “Mining uranium at Yeelirrie, we’re going to stop it. That’s the story for the Seven Sisters… the old people told me the story for that country.” “Our community has come together over this issue and we’ve been clear that mining at Yeelirrie will not happen. That area is important and we have a responsibility to protect that country and keep the uranium where it is. When you stay together and united and you don’t let mining companies push you around you can protect country.” “Now we’re calling on the government to not extend approvals to mine at Yeelirrie and to withdraw the approvals entirely. Cameco don’t need another mine but our community needs certainty about the protection of this area.” “We’ve campaigned so long to stop mining at Yeelirrie because of the Seven Sisters the importance of that area, because of the dangers of uranium when you dig it up and because of the risk of extinction of the stygofauna. It’s time now to put an end to the mining threat at Yeelirrie. Withdraw the approval.” Song by Catriona Blanke :Guardians of the Land (Reisen 2013) | https://soundcloud.com/catrionablanke