Debra Pigram was the chair of the Yawuru Native Title Holders Aboriginal Corporation. She comes from the Yawuru people of the Kimberley and is a Yawuru traditional Owner recognised through the Rubibi Native Title claim and a director of Nyamba Buru Yawuru (the Yawuru PBC). Ms Pigram is an owner/operator of a Broome-based earthworks business. As well as providing strong business leadership and governance oversight, she also advises the board of Marrugeku on issues of cultural procedure and protocol, and assists specific projects on cultural liaison. Ms Pigram has accompanied Marrugeku on remote and international tours since 1997. She has been a board member since 2010 and became its chair in 2014.