Dilak Council
The Dilak Council brings together the senior cultural leaders of 13 clan groups in a formal decision-making body based on traditional governance and self-determination.
Grounded in Yolngu law, it is a clan leadership structure that has endured in the Miwatj region of northeast Arnhem Land for many years, and is now formally recognised by government.
The Dilak Council meets regularly to set regional priorities and policies with the Commonwealth and Territory governments – in health, housing, education, economic development and more.
Empowered Communities
The Commonwealth Government’s Empowered Communities initiative aims to shift the power balance between government and Indigenous Australians, and give First Nations people proper agency over the decisions which impact their lives.
It is made up of community leaders representing ten regions across the nation, one of which is the Miwatj region in northeast Arnhem Land.
Submissions
The Yothu Yindi Foundation makes submissions to parliamentary and other institutional enquiries to advocate on behalf of Yolngu and other Indigenous people.
Submissions
The Yothu Yindi Foundation makes submissions to parliamentary and other institutional enquiries to advocate on behalf of Yolngu and other Indigenous people.
