4 janv. 1967 - Symbolic shift of camp

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The Gurindji move their camp 20 kilometres to Daguragu (Wattie Creek). This is a symbolic shift away from the cattle station and closer to the community's sacred sites. The change demonstrates a fundamental difference between the view of the Gurindji and that of their white supporters on the purpose of the strike. The Gurindji are focused on reclaiming their land while the unionists believe the dispute was solely about wages and work conditions.

The community seeks the return of some of their traditional lands to develop a cattle station. The Gurindji draft a petition to governor-general Lord Casey asking him to grant a lease of 1,300 square kilometres around Daguragu to be run cooperatively by them as a mining and cattle lease. A key statement in the document is, 'We feel that morally the land is ours and should be returned to us'.

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