Executive Director - Jawoyn Association

During the 1980s Mr Lee gave evidence in the Jawoyn (Katherine area) Land Claim. He was involved as a Jawoyn man and as a member of the Northern Land Council in negotiations with the Northern Territory Government which led to the establishment of Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park. Majority Jawoyn representation on the Nitmiluk National Park's board of management was achieved in 1989 and Mr Lee has served on the board since its inception. He has been its chairman through much of the 1990s and he continues to maintain that position.

Mr Lee was a leading spokesman for the Jawoyn custodians of Guratba (Coronation Hill) in the dispute over mining in Bulademo (Sickness Country). He was also part of the negotiating group that led to the 1993 Mt Todd Agreement, the first agreement in Australia leading to a successful mining venture involving the issue of Native Title subsequent to the 1992 High Court Mabo decision.

Mr Lee is a regional Indigenous Representative on the Chief Minister's Economic Summit and a Katherine Indigenous Representative on the Chief Minister's Round Table. He is an active participant in tourism and business forums and he participated in the Aboriginal Tourism Strategy Review.