A study into local Aboriginal cultural heritage in the Narrabri region could be one step closer to being realised.
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Narrabri's councillors will vote whether to approve an amended Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Study at its December meeting on Tuesday.
The $46,843.90 study will allow Narrabri Shire Council to better understand Aboriginal cultural heritage sites and values in the region, as well as various aspects of the culture, such as the differences between 'Kamilaroi', 'Gomeroi', and 'Gamilaraay'.
The study will allow the council to list important sites on the council's Local Environmental Plan (LEP), too.
It comes after the council applied for a Local Government Heritage Planning Studies grant from the state government, of which they were successful in gaining $40,000.
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The study is being completed in consultation with OzArk Environment and Heritage.
A draft report went on public display earlier in the year, where the council received one submission from Steven Booby, a local Aboriginal man and heritage operations officer with the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Mr Booby requested the additional interpretations and spellings of 'Kamilaroi', as well as interpretations and spellings of the word 'Narrabri' for the updated study.
In the business papers, the council's strategic and major projects planner, Cara Stoltenberg, wrote that interpretations of the 'Great Father' were also removed as it was advised that only initiated men were permitted to use such terms.
"References to the 'Great Father' were amended to highlight the importance of his morals," Ms Stoltenberg wrote.
"Similarly, the name of one of the Great Father's sons was removed as it was advised that it is generally taboo for uninitiated boys/men and women to use that term. The name was amended to be 'One Legged Teacher of Men'."
Ms Stoltenberg said diseases that local Aboriginal people were affected by were also added to the document.