Mithaka
We are the Mithaka People, the Traditional Owners of the heart of the Channel Country and who in accordance with our customary laws and traditions have social, economic, cultural and spiritual affiliations with, and responsibilities for, our traditional lands and waters. We mainly come from two families groups – the Gorringe and McCarthy Families.
Our People have lived and worked across these lands for generations and hold strong connections to the ancient and contemporary systems it supports. This includes our Peoples’ connections to the region’s communities, the Barcoo and Diamantina Shires, and tourism, pastoral and mining industries operating throughout our lands.
Alice Duncan-Kemp
Alice's family owned and ran Mooraberrie cattle station in the Channel Country. Here Alice wrote about the landscapes, the people and the cultural practices she witnessed. Her contribution included five books and a significant collection of artefacts later donated from the Duncan Kemp family collection. These incredible pieces of history compliment the cutting-edge archaeological discoveries and poignant contemporary Aboriginal stories, told by the Mithaka people that form the Kirrenderri exhibition and associated research.
Explore
You're invited to explore Mithaka Country through the photographs and videos and research of 10 Mile quarry, the Debney Peace Site, Mooraberrie station, Gilparrka Almira and more. These research findings and sites of significance underscore historic milestones and the resilience of relationships forged in the Channel Country from the late 1890s to the present between Aboriginal and pioneering families, with continuing ties to Country, the cattle industry, and supporting industries.
