Fagan Heritage
Cultural Heritage Business Services
Fagan Heritage provides specialist cultural heritage, agreement-making and governance support exclusively to Aboriginal Corporations, PBCs and Traditional Owner groups.
Led by Dr Anna Fagan, Fagan Heritage assists Aboriginal organisations to strengthen their heritage systems, protect cultural information, negotiate better agreements, manage consultations, build internal capacity and assert Traditional Owner decision-making across cultural heritage, environmental and project assessment processes.
Our work is grounded in Aboriginal self-determination and the right of Traditional Owners to make informed decisions about Country, culture and future. We centre free, prior and informed consent, Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property, data sovereignty and the enduring protection of Country in all aspects of our work.
Our Services
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Agreement Development, Review, and Negotiation Support
Reviewing, drafting and negotiating heritage agreements, mining agreements, ILUAs, research agreements, funding agreements and consultation protocols to strengthen consent, resourcing, cultural authority, ICIP protection and long-term benefits.
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Cultural Heritage Governance and Systems
Heritage manuals, activity notice processes, committee papers, Board reporting, consultation protocols, internal workflows and operational heritage systems.
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Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Services
Support with survey scopes, fieldwork management, section 16 and section 18 processes, heritage reports, CHMPs, SCHMPs, cultural values assessments, Social Surroundings advice and regulatory submissions.
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Capacity Building and Heritage Business Development
Assistance with staffing structures, budgets, fee models, service frameworks, funding applications, internal templates, governance training and sustainable heritage operations.
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ICIP, Data Sovereignty and Cultural Information Management
Advice on protecting cultural knowledge, managing sensitive information, controlling GIS data, report access, archives, consent processes and culturally appropriate information governance.
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Strategic Advocacy and Project Response
Support for Aboriginal Corporations responding to mining, exploration, infrastructure, renewable energy, government, environmental assessment and land-use proposals affecting Country.