We are an Indigenous owned social enterprise and not-for-profit company.
The Keeping Place is entirely owned and controlled by the Traditional Owner groups that use the software. When an Aboriginal Corporation subscribes to the software, they become an owner-member of our company.
Nyiyaparli Traditional Owner
The Keeping Place is a software platform to collect, protect and appropriately share cultural knowledge. GIS capabilities make it a complete tool for information and land management.
The software is purpose-designed to empower native title organisations, Indigenous ranger groups and Aboriginal cultural heritage organisations. It can be used to manage cultural heritage, agreements and native title rights and interests.
As an Indigenous owned social enterprise, our purpose is to support the aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
We understand that the protection of culture, ancestral knowledge, artefacts, cultural heritage sites and landscapes is vital to the future of our people.
And we’re committed to providing software that can help Traditional Owner communities protect cultural knowledge for future generations, in a way that’s practical and meaningful.
But much of this information has been locked away in the archives of resource companies, government agencies and academic institutions.
Even with well-intentioned consultation, vast and valuable cultural information has remained inaccessible to Aboriginal communities. Protected but separated from the Traditional Owners.
It was built to protect cultural knowledge and strengthen connections between people and Country.
The Keeping Place uses the latest digital technology to create an intuitive, practical tool. With cultural protocols at the heart of software, knowledge can be shared between generations in a respectful, appropriate way.
We invite native title organisations, Indigenous ranger programs and Aboriginal land councils from across the country to join us as subscribers and member-owners.
Building on the combined experiences of member-owners, the platform will continue to evolve to meet the varied needs and aspirations of groups across the country.
A landmark collaboration was created between Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, Yinhawangka Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC, BHP, Rio Tinto and FMG. These organisations resolved to find a safe and meaningful way to digitally return cultural and heritage information to the rightful custodians.
The National Trust of Western Australia and the Indigenous Land & Sea Corporation also helped guide this first pilot project.
This independent company was formed to help empower Traditional Owner communities all over Australia, embracing the potential offered by The Keeping Place.
Indigenous law firm, Terri Janke and Company, helped guide the establishment of the new company. The company’s legal structure was recommended to allow all future Aboriginal organisations who subscribe to the software to become member-owners.
Our charitable purposes are to advance education, social and public welfare and culture of First Nations peoples, communities and organisations.
Each subscription includes access to our base set of public data sets, which can be viewed in map view or table view.
A secure online software platform built with GIS features and incorporating the latest digital technology.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We pay our respect to Elders, past and present, and to those emerging as leaders in the community. We acknowledge and honour their work to protect Aboriginal culture, Country and communities