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Juukan Gorge blast one year on, traditional owners say money can’t replace culturally significant site – ABC News

A year on from Rio Tinto blasting culturally significant rock shelters at Juukan Gorge, traditional owners say it is vital Indigenous people are included in the…

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As the first anniversary of Rio Tinto’s blast at Juukan Gorge approaches, traditional owners say there is no amount of money that will bring back what was lost.
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  • This weekend is the first anniversary of Rio Tinto’s destroying sacred rock shelters at Juukan Gorge
  • PKKP director Burchell Hayes says no amount of money will ever replace the rock shelters
  • The PKKP says co-management of land is vital to protecting significant sites

Sunday will mark a year since Rio Tinto destroyed the 46,000-year-old,…

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