The NSW Government considers whether to formally adopt a traditional name for Australia's third-longest river.
Many local Indigenous people blame mismanagement by state and federal authorities for the poor state of the river.Barkindji elder and Wilcannia artist Badger Bates said formally recognising the Indigenous name for the river would emphasise its importance to local culture and spirituality."It's going to make the Government realise that there are people dependent on it, and not just irrigators," he said.
He said the fact the name was regularly used even outside a local Indigenous context suggested there would be support for dual-naming."It's not just black people want to call it the Baaka — it should be respecting both cultures' wishes. "Everyone who lives along the Baaka, even animals, if they could talk, they'd get up and say call it the Baaka, so you can manage it properly."Naming must respect cultural boundaries: peak body
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