The TUMRA Steering Committee meeting was attended well by Committee members and most notably, was observed by several Elders representing each of the four groups covered under the TUMRA. A large contingent of Rangers from Gidarjil’s various Ranger programs also observed proceedings, as has been common practice for past meetings to support sharing of Traditional Knowledge. 

The remainder of the two days comprised interactive sessions toward developing an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) to give added layers of protection to the Sea Country and the values managed through their TUMRA. 

The specific objective of these initial IPA sessions was to begin to adapt the five cultural pillars: Language Lines, Song Lines, Creation Story, Trading Routes and Lore, into their IPA and TUMRA.