Aboriginal Men from all across the Northern Territory have gathered at Ross River for the 2013 Aboriginal Men's Health Summit.
The attendees spent three days finalising a mission statement on a bark petition to be handed to the federal government, which medical adviser Mark Wenitong said was an important exercise.
"We've had these kind of things before and it's just a symbolic way of putting a policy position to the Australian government," he said.
Men at the summit were given a chance to speak about the health issues affecting their communities.
"We're really aiming to get the details of the kind of services men need, what they've been asking for, but also how to do it properly at a community level," Mr Wenitong said.
Indigenous Health Minister Warren Snowden was welcomed with traditional dances and accepted a draft version of the petition
Although the bark petition handed to Mr Snowden was draft copy, a final version will be handed over when parliament resumes later in the year.
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