Raising the Warragamba Dam wall will inundate thousands of Indigenous sites creating an impact on heritage akin to the destruction of the Juukan Gorge, traditional owners say | p_hannam
Raising the Warragamba Dam wall will inundate thousands of Indigenous sites, including ancient rock art, creating an impact on heritage akin to the destruction of the Juukan Gorge, traditional owners say.
The study, which made up part of the draft environmental impact assessment, was conducted over just a quarter of the area affected.It was drawn from about 70 days of work by archaeologists, with the Indigenous community given merely 28 days to respond, she said. The protection of Indigenous heritage has gained international attention following the blasting in May of the Juukan Gorge in the Pilbara by mining giant Rio Tinto.
One issue of concern was that the scientific assessment of Aboriginal heritage had been conducted by just one person who spent only one day in the field reviewing the archaeologists' work. The plan to raise the Warragamba Dam wall by as much as 17 metres will result in about 6000 hectares of land being inundated. Archaeologists say traditional owners lived in this area for 40,000 years or more.Sharyn Halls, an elder with the Gundungurra Aboriginal Heritage Association, said the Rio blasting had put destruction of Indigenous culture "on the top of the list".
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