Leaders in Djarindjin hope long-awaited recognition from the WA government will trigger economic and social development.
The remote Aboriginal community of Djarindjin has celebrated official recognition as a community through the West Australian government.Community leaders hope the recognition will lead to the creation of by-laws and eventual ownership over their land.
Ms Sanderson acknowledged the community's years of "heartache, heartbreak and challenges" in order to reach the point of recognition.Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation chief executive Nathan McIvor said the recognition was deeply symbolic but still carried huge weight."If you're not a recognised people and you don't have an identity under the system that controls you as a people, then you really don't have any way forward," he said.
Ms Angus said she hoped the recognition would bring years of advocacy for the community to introduce by-laws into reality.
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