Culture, history and World Heritage
All things in the landscape were left by the Creation Ancestors.
They left ceremonies, rules to live by, laws, plants, animals and people, then they turned into djang (Dreaming places).
They taught Aboriginal people how to live with the land. From then on Aboriginal people became keepers of their country.
-Warradjan Aboriginal Cultural Centre.
Kakadu has been home to Aboriginal people for more than 50,000 years, and during that time the land and their culture have become intertwined.
The natural and cultural heritage of Kakadu has been recognised on the World Heritage List, and the park's wetlands are recognised for their international significance under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (the Ramsar convention).
Find out about:
- Aboriginal culture and history
- Rock art
- Social history since colonisation
- World Heritage significance
- Park history and joint management
