Yindjibarndi Welcome to Country

IMPORTANT: The following video has been compiled for educational purposes only. This video must not be used as a substitute for an official, in-person, welcome to country in any situation or context whatsoever.
The Yindjibarndi people are the traditional owners of a large part of the central Pilbara stretching from the Millstream-Chichester National Park south across the Fortescue River into the Hamersley Ranges. From the earliest days of European settlement of the Pilbara in the 1860's, Yindjibarndi people provided labour for the pearlers of Cossack and the owners of the sheep stations. For a century the Aboriginal stockmen received no wages. In the late 1960's when the Arbitration Commission decided that they should receive equal wages the pastoralists forced them off the stations. The Yindjibarndi people moved to Roebourne to live with their traditional neighbours the Ngarluma, Kuruma, Banyjima, Kariyarra and Mardudhunera. (Source: Wirlu-Murra Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation)

[@allymayful]

Such beautiful, gentle, gracious, people. Guardians of such a beautiful part of our country.

[@davidlodge681]

Wanthiwa my brother Bruce. So long we’ve been apart. 😢