Jack Wongili Green, from the Gulf of Carpentaria, has won the Australian Conservation Foundation's 2015 Peter Rawlinson Award for his battle against mining projects that threatened the environment and Indigenous land rights. This gallery tells some of his story.
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20 Nov 2015 - 12:14 PM  UPDATED 20 Nov 2015 - 3:03 PM
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Jack Wongili Green wins 2015 Peter Rawlinson Award of the Australian Conservation Foundation for his work for Indigenous rights and environmental justice
Karl Goodsell/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green wins 2015 Peter Rawlinson Award of the Australian Conservation Foundation for his work for Indigenous rights and environmental justice
Courtney Jackson/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green wins 2015 Peter Rawlinson Award of the Australian Conservation Foundation for his work for Indigenous rights and environmental justice
Karl Goodsell/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green passes on knowledge to the younger generation so they can continue to care for country
Courtney Jackson/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green wins 2015 Peter Rawlinson Award of the Australian Conservation Foundation for his work for Indigenous rights and environmental justice
Karl Goodsell/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green wins 2015 Peter Rawlinson Award of the Australian Conservation Foundation for his work for Indigenous rights and environmental justice
Courtney Jackson/Australian Conservation Foundation
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An elder paints a child for a cultural performance
Courtney Jackson/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green passes on knowledge to the younger generation so they can continue to care for country
Karl Goodsell/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green passes on knowledge to the younger generation so they can continue to care for country
Karl Goodsell/Australian Conservation Foundation
10 / 12
Jack Wongili Green wins 2015 Peter Rawlinson Award of the Australian Conservation Foundation for his work for Indigenous rights and environmental justice
Karl Goodsell/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green passes on knowledge to the younger generation so they can continue to care for country
Karl Goodsell/Australian Conservation Foundation
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Jack Wongili Green passes on knowledge to the younger generation so they can continue to care for country
Karl Goodsell/Australian Conservation Foundation
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