Can a mining state be pro-heritage? Vital steps to avoid another Juukan Gorge

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Can a mining state be pro-heritage Vital steps to avoid another Juukan Gorge Can a mining state be pro-heritage? Vital steps to avoid another Juukan Gorge 16/10/2020 | 5 MINS This article, by Professor Jo McDonald, originally appeared in The Conversation. It was published on Thursday 15 October 2020. The destruction of 46,000-year-old Juukan Gorge sites in the Pilbara has created great distress for their traditional owners, seismic shockwaves for heritage professionals and appalled the general public. The fallout for Rio Tinto has been profound as has the groundswell of criticism of Western AustraliaΓÇÖs outdated heritage laws. A path forward must ensure a pivotal role for Indigenous communities and secure Keeping Places for heritage items. More broadly, we need more Indigenous places added to the National Heritage List, ensuring them the highest form of heritage protection. In a state heavily dependent on mining, the model for this could follow the successful seven-year heritage collaboration I have been part of on-country with

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Can a mining state be pro-heritage Vital steps to avoid another Juukan Gorge Can a mining state be pro-heritage?

Vital steps to avoid another Juukan Gorge 16/10/2020 | 5 MINS This article, by Professor Jo McDonald, originally appeared in The Conversation.

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