Economy

Economic development supports community wellbeing and is a critical part of self-determination.

True self-determination requires economic independence.

Without an independent, rights-based economic base, Traditional Owner groups are reliant on government funding for income and tied to government priorities.

Traditional Owner groups have a fundamental right to make decisions for their communities, pursue their own development, maintain their cultural connections, and build prosperous, independent nations.

This development is not about accumulating individual wealth – it is about resourcing resilient, independent nations, to build collective prosperity.

Exercising this right to self-determination requires resources.

The Federation’s economic development work program embeds Traditional Owners groups’ rights and interests in economic policy and supports groups to see and harness opportunities for future economic development.