Rikki is a First Nations person and Traditional Owner from the Gudanji and Wakaya nations in the Northern Territory of Australia. Her family continues to care for the country, using traditional land management methods that have been practiced for millennia. She and her family have been fighting to protect her Country from the damaging effects of mining and overgrazing for many decades and now face the imminent threat of fracking. Rikki is also a Registered Nurse and owns and runs Lajarri – an Indigenous Australian art gallery.