Queensland government hands over control of land at the foot of Gai-i, formerly Mount Wheeler
A sacred site at the foot of amountain where 300 Indigenous people were massacred has been handed back to the Darumbal people.
In the late 1800s, early European settlers massacred more than 300 Darumbal people at the base of Gai-i during a violent confrontation.“They treated killing us like a sport,’’ Aunty Sally said. “Now we’ve got the massacre site back, there’s been a settling inside me. I know we’ve done right by our old people, who still live there in spirit.”
“Getting the mountain’s name changed from Mount Wheeler to Gai-i in 2018 was a big step forward for us as Captain [Frederick] Wheeler was responsible for these massacres on our country,’’ Aunty Sally said.“The Darumbal people will continue to care for country and tell people of the history of this place – the good and the bad.”
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