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MELBOURNE (Reuters) -The Aboriginal group whose sacred rock shelters Rio Tinto destroyed in Western Australia last year for an iron ore mine said it was committed to improving its relationship with the miner to ensure such desecration never happens again.
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Rio Tinto destroyed 46,000-year-old rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia in May 2020 against the wishes of the traditional owners, causing a public outcry. The rock shelters contained some of the oldest evidence of continual human habitation.
Burchell Hayes, a director at the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation (PKKP), said traditional owners wanted a seat at the table during mine planning to protect cultural heritage sites as part of a co-management model.
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The traditional owners of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters have demanded they be given a seat at the table in future planning of Rio Tinto’s $1.5bn iron ore mine in an effort to prevent the further destruction of cultural heritage.
The 46,000-year-old heritage-listed rock shelter was blown up by Rio Tinto one year ago against the stated wishes of the traditional owners, the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) people.
“We want to ensure that we’re around the table when it comes to making decisions about impact on our country,” PKKP Aboriginal Corporation spokesman Burchell Hayes said. “We’re not going to let this happen again.”
Aboriginal group seeks to strengthen ties with Rio a year after cave destruction
By Melanie Burton
Reuters
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -The Aboriginal group whose sacred rock shelters Rio Tinto destroyed in Western Australia last year for an iron ore mine said it was committed to improving its relationship with the miner to ensure such desecration never happens again.
Rio Tinto destroyed 46,000-year-old rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia in May 2020 against the wishes of the traditional owners, causing a public outcry. The rock shelters contained some of the oldest evidence of continual human habitation.
Burchell Hayes, a director at the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation (PKKP), said traditional owners wanted a seat at the table during mine planning to protect cultural heritage sites as part of a co-management model.
Aboriginal group seeks to improve ties with miner
Reuters, MELBOURNE
The Aboriginal group whose sacred rock shelters Rio Tinto destroyed in Western Australia last year for an iron ore mine said it was committed to improving its relationship with the miner to ensure such desecration never happens again.
Rio Tinto destroyed 46,000-year-old rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in Western Australia in May last year against the wishes of the traditional owners, causing a public outcry.
The rock shelters contained some of the oldest evidence of continual human habitation.
Burchell Hayes, a director at the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corp (PKKP), said traditional owners wanted a seat at the table during mine planning to protect cultural heritage sites as part of a comanagement model.