“If you share our vision,
then we look forward to building with you.“
John Berto, CEO | Jawoyn Association
Jawoyn Contracting is a proudly 100% Indigenous owned company, and are advocates for Aboriginal people working to build our country.
Welcome
We invite you to share our country.
Since the Jawoyn Association’s beginning more than 30 years ago, we have invited
others to “share our country”.
It is a philosophy taught to us from our Elders.
Jawoyn is recognised among Aboriginal peoples over a large area of the Northern Territory’s ‘Top End’. It is an all-encompassing expression used in reference to language, culture, people and territory.
With 17 clans making up the group, The Jawoyn Association forms a positive role
model for similar organisations to follow. Their business enterprise, human services, and forward planning combined with a vision for economic independence, provides employment and training for Jawoyn people, while maintaining a strong affnity to traditional heritage and cultural ideals.
Nitmiluk National Park is owned by the Jawoyn people and managed under a 99 year lease by the Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission, in association with Jawoyn people, culture and traditions.