Traditional owners charged with protecting the world's largest collection of rock art are travelling to Sydney to endorse an application for potential United Nation's World Heritage Listing.
It has prompted a desperate bid to protect the culturally-rich landscape by traditional owners and advocates, who are travelling to Sydney this week to endorse an application for potential United Nations' World Heritage listing.
"Our elders want to share their stories and knowledge of Murujuga because they decided that the best way to protect culture is to share it.Murujuga National Park was formally nominated for UNESCO listing by the federal government in February."Everything you see at Murujuga — the hills and creeks, the trees, the spiritual places, the rock art and the camping places — it is all part of our story here," Mr Adams said.
Ms Churnside is a Ngarluma woman and says a UNESCO listing will allow her people to be acknowledged and recognised on a global scale."If there are any visitors out there will and wanting to come to this place, please do. We're more than willing to share and educate you in our land and water.
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