Andrew Dowding is a Ngarluma man whose family is from the West Pilbara, his traditional homelands lie 80km south of Whim Creek at Thalayindi. Andrew holds a BA (Anthropology and History) from the University of Sydney. He specialises in digital cultural heritage and has over 15 years of experience in the Indigenous cultural sector, including a broad range of on-the-ground experience in Pilbara, Kimberley, and South West Aboriginal Communities. He's worked as an anthropologist and ethnographer and held executive positions on several Boards (Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation, Ngarluma Tharndu Karrungu Maya Trust, Aboriginal Lands Trust WA, and Wangka Maya Aboriginal Language Centre). Andrew's passion is community-facilitated mapping projects that digitally capture Aboriginal knowledge for future generations.