The project, A deadly solution: towards an Indigenous-led bushfoods industry, seeks to discover and develop the potential of bushfoods and ornamental plants, to empower Traditional Custodians in their journeys towards future sustainable livelihoods and wider aspirations. The bushfoods industry is an opportunity to foster Indigenous self-determination, protect Indigenous knowledge, and promote outcomes that benefit communities and Country, especially given the closeness of bushfoods to Indigenous cultural interests and knowledge. In this presentation I support the communities’ presentations with background on the governance arrangements underpinning the project. These reflect the intent of the UN Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the Convention on Biological Diversity (Nagoya Protocol), and the Queensland Biodiscovery Act, through tiered, customised contracts, an ethics agreement, and further protocols and procedures. All of these feature community control over which plants are studied, strong confidentiality arrangements, and how we go about communications. All commercial intellectual property arising from the research is assigned to the communities. In summing up the session, I will highlight some points arising from the communities’ presentations, such as key learnings related to self-determination, building of relationships, and the transfer of and interweaving of technical and Indigenous Knowledge.