46,000 YEARS OF HISTORY RIPPED TO SHREDS
The Juukan Gorge represented not only a sacred place for the community of Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura but also an important testimony of the human presence on the entire Australian continent.
The destruction caused in May 2020 by the company Rio Tinto to expand an iron ore mine is just another example of the irreversible damage that man too often causes to his heritage and ultimately to his past.
Since this event has recently occurred at the moment there are not enough academic papers available, we preliminary provide other publications that will help you to deepen this subject. We hope to be able to enrich the section in the future.
Wahlquist , C. Juukan Gorge: Rio Tinto blasting of Aboriginal site prompts calls to change antiquated laws . The Guardian, 30th May 2020.
PKKP Aboriginal Corporation 2020. Inquiry into the destruction of 46,000 year old caves at the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Submission 129.
Kemp, D., Owen, J. and Barnes , R. 2021. Juukan Gorge inquiry puts
Rio Tinto on notice, but without
drastic reforms, it could happen again. Chain Reaction 139, 1-2.