Qld national park returned to traditional owners

Tucked away in the most northwestern part of Queensland, 79,000 hectares of land, gorges and
sandstone ranges have been returned to the traditional owners.

The Boodjamulla National Park was handed back to the Waanyi people in a ceremony at
Parliament House in Brisbane on Friday.

A prescribed body corporate of Waanyi representatives will lease the national park land to the state
in a first of its kind.

It will become Queensland's first Aboriginal land national park after the title deeds are handed
over and following its rededication as Boodjamulla National Park.

Chairman of the Waanyi prescribed body corporate Alec Doomadgee said the area was integral to
culture and country.

"We stand on the shoulders of great Waanyi warrior men and women that have gone before us who
have led our struggle to take back our land, Boodjamulla," he said in a statement.

"Waanyi people, together, can benefit from our land in a positive way.

"We are looking forward to a brighter future and creating opportunities for our people our way,
working respectfully and cooperatively with the Queensland government, after Waanyi peoples'
unanimous decision to approve these agreements for the hand back of Boodjamulla today."

The government and Waanyi body corporate have entered into an Indigenous land use agreement
that recognises the native title rights of the Waanyi people and future interests over the land.

This includes ongoing public access and a co-operative management agreement under the services
of the Waanyi people and .
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Environment Minister Leanne Linard said the handover was a significant step towards the
Palaszczuk government's Path to Treaty process.

"This historic land hand back is a testament of the courage, determination and commitment of the
Waanyi people who have worked hard to see the rightful return of their country," she said in a
statement.
 昆州国家公园回归传统所有人

【大纪元讯】（大纪元记者郑航澳洲布里斯本编译报导）

位于昆州最西北端的 7.9 万公顷土地、峡谷和砂岩山脉已重新回归其传统所有人。

据澳新社消息，周五，在布里斯本议会大厦（Parliament House in Brisbane）举行的仪式

上，波特加姆拉国家公园（ Boodjamulla National Park）被交还给宛依原住民（ Waanyi
people）。

一个由宛依原住民代表组成的法人团体首次将国家公园的土地租给昆州政府。

在移交地契后，这里将成为昆士兰州第一个原住民土地国家公园，并将其重新命名为波特
加姆拉国家公园。

瓦伊指定机构的主席亚历克（Alec Doomadgee）表示，该地区是文化和国家不可或缺的
一部分。

他在一份声明中表示，“我们站在伟大宛依勇士的肩膀上，他们带领我们夺回我们的土地
波特加姆拉。”

“宛依人民齐心协力，一起造福于这片土地。”

“在宛依人民今天一致决定同意这些协议以交还波特加姆拉之后，我们期待着更光明的未来，
并以我们的方式为我们的人民创造机会，与昆州政府相互尊重、展开合作。”

昆州政府和宛依法人团体已签订原住民土地使用协议，承认宛依原住民的土地所有权和其
长远利益。

其 中 包 括 在 宛 依 人 民 和 昆 州 公 园 及 野 生 动 物 服 务 处 （ Queensland Parks and Wildlife

Service）的管理合作协议。

环境部长蕾妮(Leanne Linard)表示，此次移交是帕勒谢政府落实双方合作框架协议的重要
一步。

她在一份声明中表示，“归还这片具有历史意义的土地见证了宛依原住民的勇气、决心和
承诺，他们为家园的合法回归而不懈努力。”