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Wave Hill Walk-off: how a demand for fairness became a fight for Country

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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following video contains the names and images of Indigenous people who have passed away. Sixty years ago, 200 Gurindji, Mudburra and Warlpiri people in the Northern Territory took a stand against discrimination and poor working conditions when they walked off a remote cattle station.  The action is known as the Wave Hill Walk-off — a defining moment for Australia's Indigenous land rights.  A pilgrimage of hundreds has arrived at Kalkarindji to commemorate the milestone with three days of music, sport and cultural celebration
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