They're commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the return of native land title to the Anangu people.
A musical offering as crowds gather to commemorate the handback of 1985.
It's been 30 years since the historic agreement was made.
The Anangu people are the original inhabitants and traditional custodians of Uluru and Kata Tjuta.
The deal saw the Hawke Labor government hand the land's native title deeds back to the traditional owners.
Then Governor General, Sir Ninian Stephen, handed over the deeds on the condition the land be leased back to the Commonwealth for 99 years.
Pamela Taylor is an Anangu Traditional Owner.
She's the daughter of Tony Tjamiwa who was instrumental in working towards the handback in 1985.
She can still remember the scene on the day.
"A huge amount of animals were here. All the animals all the dogs, all the white fellas. You couldn't move there were so many people here."
She recalls how she felt at the time.
"We were just so happy. We were so happy that after all that struggle, all the talking, the fight to get it back - that it was finally going to be given back. The word went out and everybody started to realise that it was actually going to happen, so they started coming in. Everybody drew together to celebrate - it was a really happy time.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion says the traditional owners of Uluru have been let down by Australia in the deal.
Mr Scullion says the rock has always belonged to them.
He says the deal isn't complete because the opportunities have never been provided to the community members in the way they should have been.
"I have to say it's a bit of a bitter-sweet celebration. It's a great celebration. It's a day that celebrates monumental things. It was a great example of an act of justice and an act of generosity within minutes of each other."
Mr Scullion says efforts to create work in tourism for the local people need to be redoubled.
"This has got to be a proper partnership and this has got to be the resetting of this partnership. We are equals in this at best, it's their land. They should lead and we should support that lead. And that sort of relationship is a respectful and proper cultural relationship and I think that's failed in the past."
Aboriginal man and musician Dan Sultan was two years old when he witnessed the hand-back.
He's returned to the rock to perform at the celebrations.
For Anangu Traditional Owner Nyinku Jingo the hand-back symbolises opportunities that could still arise in the future.
"I think that there should be some really good training facilities developed here for the young ones so that there's more training and employment."
It's a look back into the past, to find a new way forward.
