An Introduction to the Aboriginal People of the Daly River Region: Their History, Land and Sites

Northern Land Council and Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority,
The aims of this paper are to describe the essential features of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal historical contact (Section 1); to act as a guide to the nature of Aboriginal attachment to the Daly River Catchment and Focus areas (Section 2); and to document the importance of sacred sites to Aboriginal people and discuss means by which such areas are protected.

The report was concerned with the history of Aboriginal presence within, and in close proximity to, the Daly Region Focus Area. In the report there are lists of the Aboriginal groups associated with the catchment area or associated with the Focus Area along with their geographical locations.

This report presents detailed information on the general effects on the Aboriginal population of non-Aboriginal settlement and provides details on sacred sites and their protection.