Groundbreaking human rights case launched to protect sacred Doongmabulla Springs
Adrian Burragubba, Senior Cultural Custodian of the Wangan & Jagalingou Nagana Yarrbayn Cultural Custodians, has launched new litigation aimed at preventing the destruction of the Doongmabulla Springs by putting a stop on Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
Despite many warnings, the Queensland Government has failed to act. Reports provided to the Government reveal Adani’s Carmichael Mine has consistently exceeded its environmental limits that were imposed to protect the springs.
The open cut mining poses an imminent threat of permanent and irreversible harm to the Doongmabulla Springs. The Springs are a significant sacred site of Wangan and Jagalingou ancestor dreaming, Mundagutta (the Rainbow Serpent).
Read the full Media Release here.
We are W&J Nagana Yarrbayn Cultural Custodians
We are present on Country because it always was and always will be our land.
We are the W&J Nagana Yarrbayn Cultural Custodians: a group of self-determined W&J Traditional Owners who speak for Country and uphold the resolutions of our family council to protect our country from extractive industries.
We are maintaining a permanent presence on our homelands to care for our lands and waters. We must fulfil our cultural obligations to protect the land and bring up our young people, thus safeguarding the future of our Dreaming stories.
For the W&J First Nation to be strong and grounded in our rights we must continue to live and practice in direct connection to Country, culture and law.
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As original sovereign people of a vast area of unceded land in the Galilee Basin in central-western Queensland we are acting to protect our land and water from Adani’s Carmichael Coal Mine that interferes with our ancient law and custom. We are tribal warriors and we are #StandingOurGround
Right now Adani are destroying our culture and country. Soon they’ll start draining the water table for their mine. That’s going to drain the life out of our country and kill our dreaming. Adani have given us no choice but to intervene to protect our land, water and culture.
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