Bagariin Consulting

28/05/2026

Bradley Mapiva Brown and Jahmarl Towney from Bagariin Ngunnawal Cultural Consulting participated in the 2026 Bush Heritage Australia Forum at the National Botanical Gardens. It was a meaningful opportunity to contribute to discussions on weaving Country and collaboration into practice, alongside the Bush Heritage team and volunteers. 🌱

26/05/2026

Today on National Sorry Day, we reflect with deep respect on the Stolen Generations, the children forcibly removed from their families, and the lasting impacts of that trauma carried across generations.

We also acknowledge the many Aboriginal people and families who experienced the loss of culture, language, identity, and connection through the controlled mission system, and policies of assimilation that affected communities across this Country.

Today, we walk together towards healing, truth-telling, justice and a future where Aboriginal people, culture and community are recognised, respected, and celebrated.

Narra; Belonging. ✨
Dhawura; Country. ✨

09/05/2026

Bagariin Ngunnawal Cultural Consulting proudly joins the Yass Valley Council and the Ngunnawal community in celebrating the opening of the Crago Mill Precinct.

This vibrant hub, featuring a community library, cultural spaces, native Ngunnawal gardens, and meeting rooms, was brought to life through deep collaboration and a shared commitment to community, culture, and connection.

We especially honor Aunty Wendy Brown, a respected Ngunawal Elder, whose guidance was instrumental. Today, alongside Aunty Wendy, Bradley Mapiva Brown from Bagariin Consulting, had the honor of conducting the smoking ceremony.

We also acknowledge the Yass Valley Council for their leadership, dedication, and support in bringing this vision to life.
We recognise the many Ngunnawal community members whose creative input helped shape this space. 🌱✨

The Crago Mill Precinct stands as a beacon of Ngunnawal culture, connection, and a shared future. We look forward to seeing it flourish for generations to come.

📸: Jahmarl Towney

07/05/2026

We honoured at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. Standing in solidarity by the sacred fire, joined by community that remembers, supports and carries this loss together. 💗🕯️✨

02/03/2026

Honoured to represent Bagariin Ngunnawal Cultural Consulting at the JACS, Cultural Safety Launch.

As a Ngunawal man connected through the Brown family group, this work is personal.

Ngunawal Country has carried my ancestors for thousands of generations.

When we speak about cultural safety, we are speaking about responsibility to Country, to community and to future generations.

To see cultural safety being embedded into systems that once excluded our old people is powerful. That shift matters.

Deep recognition to Ngunnawal Women and Director, Nevada Brown and the People and Workplace Strategy Branch. The integrity, strategy and leadership behind the Cultural Safety Self-Assessment Tool and Action Plan reflects genuine commitment to structural change not surface-level gestures.

Cultural safety is not about making Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples fit into systems.

It is about reshaping systems so our people can thrive, carrying generations with them, not leaving identity at the door.

Cultural safety builds stronger leaders. Stronger workplaces.

Stronger spirit, Ngunawal Djira.

Walk gently on Ngunawal dhawura.
Listen deeply.

Act with Yindjumarra 🦅✨

16/12/2025

Yuma! Bagariin was honored to join as they gathered to close out the year.

Bradley Mapiva Brown, Ngunnawal Traditional Owner and Managing Director of Bagariin, was invited to share culture, language and connection to Country as part of WeAreCanberra’s end of year celebrations.

Thank you to and staff for your continued commitment to honoring Ngunnawal Country and your commitment to walk alongside local Ngunnawal Traditional Owners in the work you deliver on country.

Respectful relationships grounded in Country matter and they shape stronger places and projects.

We look forward to continuing to work together with WeAreCanberra in 2026, walking with Country and strengthening these relationships into the future.

15/12/2025

Yuma! Bagariin hosted on an immersive cultural walk at Namarag Reserve a place of living knowledge and deep connection for Ngunnawal Traditional Owners.

Namarag meaning "Wattle" in Ngunnawal language sits on the banks of the Yalumbidgee known as the Molonglo River - A cultural corridor that is connected to the Ngunnawal people since time immemorial.

The walk was led by Ngunnawal man and Managing Director of Bagariin Consulting Bradley Mapiva Brown who shared cultural knowledge, protocols and lore grounded in Country not as history but as something that continues to live breathe and guide us today.

A powerful moment of the walk was the presence of the next Ngunnawal generation. Bradley’s younger brother Christopher Tomkins joined the journey learning about Country ceremony responsibility and the cultural lore that govern how we walk speak and care for this place.

This is cultural practice in action.
This is intergenerational knowledge transfer.

This is what it means to walk with Country.

11/12/2025

Another deadly week reconnecting with countrymen from all over the nation at the National Gallery of Australia.

Proud to showcase our beautiful Ngunnawal Country.

09/12/2025

17/08/2025

Watermarks is a call to remember that we are all waterbodies, connected through the creeks and rivers that sustain life on Ngunnawal Country and beyond.

Please RSVP or contact Ngunnawal Watermarks Working Bradley Mapiva Brown in partnership with the Ngunnawal Community
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