Antinuclear

Koongarra’s Aboriginal owner to Paris to save his land

French uranium challenge to Kakadu heritage listing, Lindsay Murdoch, Darwin,The Age, June 20, 2011 ,”………..Jeffrey Lee, the sole member of the Djok clan and senior custodian of the land that includes the 12.5 square kilometre Koongarra project area, has also travelled to Paris hoping to speak at the meeting.Mr Lee, 40, who would be one of Australia’s richest people if he allowed the mine to go ahead, told The Age he wanted to tell the story of his country, which he wanted to see protected forever in the park.”I’ve waited too long for this to happen,” said Mr Lee, who works as a ranger in Kakadu.Koongarra is an ecologically sensitive area three kilometres from Nourlangie Rock, one of Kakadu’s most visited sites.According to Aboriginal beliefs, the land has places where the rainbow serpent entered the ground and a giant blue tongue lizard still lurks.The area also has rock art dating back thousands of years…..French uranium challenge to Kakadu heritage listing

June 19, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | aboriginal issues, Northern Territory