Aardbulaardoo Ngayeye
Welcome everyone to Dambeemangaddee Country
Right Way Visitation and Wooloowa
We have to work together with Wandjina and Woongudd in a respectful way to make sure that we as Dambeemangarddee people are safe, and visitors to our Country are safe, helping us to look after Country by following the rules from Lalai.
Only open approved visitor locations can be. You can view our map or visit our Visitor Location Schedule page for more information and map.
Wooloowa (smoking ceremony) is our law. It is a respectful custom that is important to our people. It is a protection and cleansing mechanism for people coming to Country. There are different ways to make sure that visitors are safe, like when we welcome you and smoke your body and when people ask for permission to visit the Country.
We can’t always be on-County to provide Wooloowa, but by purchasing our Dambimangari Visitor Pass your tour operator is asking permission for you, their passenger, to visit our approved visitor locations. It is important that when you are visiting our Country, you have permission, and come with a free spirit. You need to be quiet in this Country.
Planning your visit
We hope you enjoy your visit – and we ask you to respect our culture.
Dambimangari country – the homeland of Dambimangari Traditional Owners for more than 56,000 years – is a remote and spectacular place. Rich in natural and cultural values, the rugged coastal region is included on Australia’s National Heritage list.
Dambimangari Visitor Pass
Dambimangari Aboriginal Corporation has introduced a Visitors Pass to support the management of the group’s unique heritage country in the Kimberley coastal region of Western Australia.
Accessing Aboriginal Reserves
Aboriginal Reserve Land is land reserved for the use and benefit of Aboriginal people.
Some areas of Dambimangari country are Aboriginal Reserves requiring visitors to also obtain a Transit Permit. Applications for transit permits are free.
Visitor Location Schedule
Visitors can only access sites which appear on the Visitor Location Schedule.
Visitor Code of Conduct
As Dambimangari Traditional Owners, we welcome visitors to our country, but we ask everyone to follow the straightforward rules and our Code of Conduct. These legally enforceable rules and processes have been designed to ensure that visitors are safe and respectful to our culture and environment.
Horizontal Falls
Dambimangari country includes the famous Garaan ngaddim (Horizontal Falls) an area popular with visitors and of great cultural significance to Traditional Owners.