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Darrajayin declared WA’s first Aboriginal Protected Area in nearly 30 years after years-long campaign

Western Australia has declared Darrajayin on Malarngowem Country an Aboriginal Protected Area, delivering the strongest cultural protections available under the state’s Aboriginal Heritage Act and marking the first such declaration in almost three decades. The declaration covers an area on Springvale Station in the East Kimberley, a place Traditional Owners describe as holding burial grounds […]