One of Australia's most influential Aboriginal leaders, the trailblazing land rights fighter Yunupingu, has died in the Northern Territory aged 74.
, in recognition of his "relentless struggle for land rights and advocacy for the agency of his people".launched a $700 million compensation claim on behalf of his clan against the CommonwealthDecades earlier, he took part in the unsuccessful Gove land rights case against the mine, which was eventually taken over by Rio Tinto in 2007.
"He sought this future for his people, and he guided this company to its present state, building on the wealth of his people's land, their knowledge of the land and their willingness to work for a future that is theirs. "He starts his journey now to be reunited with his fathers and his kin, who await him in the hearth of his sacred Gumatj country," the foundation said.
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