Yanyuwa celebrate the return of their islands June 2006

Posted by mcarthurriver on April 22, 2007

Fighting for Country.

After a thirty year wait the Yanyuwa peoples claim to the Sir Edward Pellew Islands was recognised and they were officially handed back in June 2006.

Yanyuwa celebrate the return of their islands in June 2006

The health of the islands and the surrounding marine environment is now threatened by the McArthur River Mine.

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