Dambeemangaddee Country
stretches along the Kimberley Coast from the Robinson River, north of Derby, to the Prince Regent River area in the North Kimberley. It has been our home for many thousands of years.
Through our Law, we have cultural responsibilities to look after people when they visit our country.
Visitor Pass
Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation has introduced a Visitor Pass to support the management of their unique culture and country in the Kimberley coastal region of Western Australia.
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Visitors Pass – Recreational Group
Private holiday makers can buy a Visitors Pass (From $38.50 inc GST/vessel) using a credit card. For group bookings, we require the name and details of… -
Commercial Tour Operators
Commercial Tour Operators should pay in advance based on the number of passengers on your tour, at $99 inc GST per head. You also need to… -
Kimberley Locals Special – Annual Pass (Calendar Year)
Kimberley Locals – Annual Pass (must be Derby or Broome residents and live in the postcode of 6725, 6726, 6728 or 6765) Trailerable vessels up to…
Today, there are more than 1,500 Dambeemangaddee people.
Many of us live in Mowanjum and Derby, but we have also moved as far as Broome, One Arm Point, Port Headland and Perth.
We say that our Country is our dambeema, our home. When we say we are Dambeemangaddee People, that means, the people from this Country.
We are part of the Wandjina Woongudd community.
Wandjina Woongudd culture is shared by the Ngarinyin, Woddordda, Wunambal and Gaambera people. We all share a unique body of beliefs and cultural practices going back to Lalai, the dreaming when the creator beings Wandjina and Woongudd helped shape the earth.
During our fight for land rights, our traditional homeland was separated into three Native Title claim areas: Dambimangari (Woddordda), Wilinggin (Ngarinyin) and Uunguu (Wunambal Gaambera) based on the language groups they represent.
We live a different life from our ancestors, but we remember where we came from and how to look after our Country.
“This world is a different place from when I was growing up, and the young ones today have to connect with their ancestors and Country first to make sure that they can make a future…” The late D Woolagoodja.
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