Saltwater People

Saltwater People is a collective of saltwater Traditional Custodians from across the country, working in solidarity to protect Sea Country from offshore fossil fuel projects. Operating under Friends of the Earth Australia, the alliance provides centralised support, cultural strength and strategic coordination for First Nations communities fighting industrialisation of their traditional waters.

Groundswell Grants

2024

10000

This grant supported Saltwater People to strengthen a national network of saltwater Traditional Custodians protecting Sea Country from offshore fossil fuel development. The project brought communities together to share strategy, cultural knowledge and ceremony, while also building practical support around legal literacy, consultation processes, media and campaigning. It helped strengthen connections between impacted Nations, reduce the burden on Traditional Owners navigating repeated industry consultations, and build a more coordinated First Nations-led response to threats facing Sea Country.

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Wherever we are in this country, we are on Country.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to the cultures, knowledge and stories they carry. That knowledge comes from tens of thousands of years of living with, caring for and protecting Country. It is why, for us, climate action cannot be separated from Country or from First Nations leadership, and why we are committed to listening, learning and backing First Nations-led climate action.

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Wherever we are in this country, we are on Country.

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Custodians, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

We honour their enduring care for Country and the First Nations leadership our climate future depends on.

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