WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following article contains the name of an Indigenous person who has died.

The Kimberley Land Council and Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation are honouring the life of an Aboriginal ranger who tragically lost his life last month.

The Ngururrpa Ranger team, which manages a 2.9-million-hectare landscape spanning the Great Sandy Desert and the Pilbara region, was travelling to the Kimberley Ranger Forum in Camballin when they were involved in a crash on the Great Northern Highway.

Ngururrpa Ranger coordinator Kumanjayi Herring did not survive the accident.

Following the tragedy, the Kimberley Ranger Forum was cancelled.

Kumanjayi Herring's impact was as vast as the Country he helped protect.

Across a 30-year career, he worked throughout the Kimberley, including with Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation, the Nyikina Mangala Rangers, KALACC, the Yiriman Project and most recently with Parna Ngururrpa Aboriginal Corporation.

Ngururrpa Aboriginal Corporation described Kumanjayi as a respected and valued member of the Ngururrpa Ranger Team.

"Kumanjayi was a dear friend to many across the Kimberley region, and a person of immense warmth, strength and character whose presence left a lasting impression on all who had the privilege of knowing him," the corporation said.

In a joint statement, the Kimberley Land Council and Walalakoo Aboriginal Corporation said Kumanjayi Herring was "deeply respected across the region, and made a lasting contribution to Kimberley communities, the wellbeing of young people and the care and management of Country".

"We extend our heartfelt condolences to Kumanjayi Herring's family and loved ones, the Ngururrpa team, their families and the wider Kimberley Ranger Network during this incredibly difficult time," the statement read.

The organisations said the forum was cancelled out of respect for Kumanjayi Herring, his family, the Ngururrpa Rangers and the wider community.

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