Fifty Years On: The Enduring Legacy of Land Rights and the Quest for Economic Self-Sufficiency
Fifty Years On: The Enduring Legacy of Land Rights and the Quest for Economic Self-Sufficiency Gurindji Elders Reflect on a Landmark Milestone and the Path Forward Fifty years ago, a symbolic gesture marked a pivotal moment in Australian history. On August 23, 1975, then-Prime Minister Gough Whitlam poured a handful of soil into the hand of Gurindji elder Vincent Lingiari,…