our vision.
Dharug Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation (DNAC) is focused on bringing our People together; to protect, preserve and celebrate our language, lands, arts and cultures.
About Us.
DNAC is an organisation with the following objectives
At DNAC we encourage a register of Dharug People to benefit all individuals. We offer information to assist family origins and connections. In addition to this, we aim to develop a cultural centre for Dharug research to preserve kinship ties for future generations. We have a sincere aim to support coexisting Aboriginal organisations in the Dharug area to improve cultural security and safety, economic development as well as to promote our culture to the broader community.
AIMS
To preserve Dharug family narratives for future generations;
To establish a register of Dharug people;
To hold an annual reunion for all Dharug people, their family and friends;
To support the establishment of a Dharug cultural centre for the benefit of the community by collecting objects and information relating to our history and culture;
To promote Dharug culture in the wider community;
To provide the Aboriginal community with resources and information on Dharug people;
To work with, and support, Aboriginal organisations in the Dharug area;
To assist with Native Title claims for Dharug people; and
To help create safety and security for Aboriginal people through economic and cultural development.
our membership.
DNAC is a corporation grounded by Dharug Peoples presences in the Sydney Basin.
Dharug people have cultural, spiritual, and social connections to Ngurra (Nura) as Country and as a continuum of our old one culture adapted over time.
A member testimony
How do you feel supported by your membership with DNAC?
“I am able to honour my ancestors and keep their culture and traditions alive. I love the community aspect, its exactly like a big extended family. Dharug community events are very welcoming and they help us to come together, to connect and be able to learn more about our culture from each other. It is so nice to feel like you belong to a community and gatherings are also great for yarning about how we are feeling. During cultural gatherings we are learning language, cultural skills and cultural protocols so we can preserve these for future generations. For example, I have been about to share my thoughts about my Dad’s experiences of culture and how Dad felt when he received his notification to say he was accepted by the community. It was hard to find words to express how proud and happy this made us feel as a family….I actually cried.”
Membership to the organisation is free to Dharug People
consultancy services.
Our consultancy
services.
Our consultancy services are designed to support Dharug People as well as the wider community.
We engage with Councils, private and corporate bodies, community organisations, institutions and more. We act as consultants to support Dharug Peoples as a whole and when we receive an enquiry for our services, we do our best to respond in a timely manner. Remembering we are volunteers; we aim appoint the right people for the work required. Our consultancy processes align with our vision statement and our organisational aims.
DNAC Services include
Welcome to Country
Smoking Ceremony
Archaeology assessments
Dharug resources for education
Cultural consultancy for projects – Lands and heritage development, language, arts and culture
our staff.
our staff.
DNAC is staffed almost entirely by volunteers, who work with our members to support our People, who have a responsibility to look after country, just as it looks after them.
our community.
Dharug Peoples acknowledge our connectedness to Kuringgai to the northeast around Broken Bay, Darkinjung to the north, Wiradjuri to the west on the western fringe of the Blue Mountains, Gandangara to the southwest in the Southern Highlands and Dharawal (Tharawal) to the southeast in the Illawarra area. These connections are attributed to oral testimony, experiences of place and stories.
These are all handed down as intergenerational knowledges.