KLC Chair Attends Historic Gathering in Cape York

October 2022

In October, at the invitation of Cape York Land Council, the Kimberley Land Council attended the Atambaya and Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Determinations in Injinoo, Cape York Peninsula.

This significant occasion marked the return of more than 120,000 hectares of ancestral homelands to Traditional Owners in the northern region of Cape York.

Kimberley Land Council Chair Mr. Anthony Watson joined Mr Richie Ah Mat, Chair of Cape York Land Council, Mr Samuel Bush-Blanasi, Chair of the Northern Land Council and Mr Ned David, Chair of Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council (GBK) at the determinations.

This historic gathering of the Chairs of the four major councils anticipates the formation of an alliance representing the majority land and sea country owners across Northern Australia, creating a powerful voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to fully realise the potential of the world’s oldest continuous living culture.

L-R: Mr Anthony Watson, Chair of the Kimberley Land Council, Mr Ned David, Chair of Gur A Baradharaw Kod Torres Strait Sea and Land Council (GBK), Mr Richie Ah Mat, Chair of Cape York Land Council, Mr Djawa Yunupingu, Senior Gumatj Clan and Mr Samuel Bush-Blanasi, Chair of the Northern Land Council.