Kowanyama, on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula, is located on the Mitchell River, one of the largest and ecologically diverse aquatic systems in Australia. The annual outflow rivals the Murray River system. The tidal mangrove swamps and waterways are an important fish breeding habitat that provides a basis for subsistence fisheries, lucrative recreation and a commercial fishing industry in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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Monaghan, J. (2004) Fire risk in Aboriginal peri-urban landscapes in Northern Australia: Case studies from western Cape York Peninsula. Kowanyama Aboriginal Council.

This report reviews risk reduction issues in and around Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama, with applications across northern Australia. These environments, though considered remote, are increasingly occupied and used by Aboriginal people.

Information about language, culture and ecology of western central Cape York peninsula, based on the knowledge of Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola elders. This web site is the initiative of the Kowanyama Aboriginal Community Council funded by grants from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

A list of the plants of central western cape York Peninsula, many with links to cultural and biological information and images, based on the traditional knowledge of Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola elders. This web site is an initiative of the Kowanyama Aboriginal Community Council funded by grants from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

A list of the animals of central western cape York Peninsula, many with links to cultural and biological information and images, based on the traditional knowledge of Uw Oykangand and Uw Olkola elders. This web site is an initiative of the Kowanyama Aboriginal Community Council funded by grants from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.

Monaghan J. (2004) Fire risk in Aboriginal peri-urban landscapes in North Australia Case studies from western Cape York Peninsula, Kowanyama Land and Natural Resource Management Office.

This report is about reducing bushfires around the Aboriginal communities of Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama on Cape York Peninsula. It reviews how agencies can help to reduce bushfire risk.