Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta
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The Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta is a council of Senior Aboriginal
Women from Coober Pedy, South Australia
. They protest against Government plans to dump radioactive waste dump in their land, and for protection of their land and culture.
The council was formed in 1995 by Eileen Kampakuta Brown
, Eileen Wani Wingfield
and other aboriginal elders. Brown and Wingfield were awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
in 2003 for their efforts.
In August 2004 the Australian government abandoned its plans for the nuclear waste dump, after a court decision.
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
Women from Coober Pedy, South Australia
Coober Pedy, South Australia
Coober Pedy is a town in northern South Australia, 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. According to the 2006 census, its population was 1,916 . The town is sometimes referred to as the "opal capital of the world" because of the quantity of precious opals that are mined there...
. They protest against Government plans to dump radioactive waste dump in their land, and for protection of their land and culture.
The council was formed in 1995 by Eileen Kampakuta Brown
Eileen Kampakuta Brown
Eileen Kampakuta Brown is an Aboriginal elder from Australia. She was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2003 together with Eileen Wani Wingfield, for efforts to stop governmental plans for nuclear waste dump in Australia's wild desert land, and for protection of their land and...
, Eileen Wani Wingfield
Eileen Wani Wingfield
Eileen Wani Wingfield is an Aboriginal elder from Australia. She was jointly awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2003 with Eileen Kampakuta Brown, for efforts to stop the plans for nuclear waste dump in Australia's wild desert land, and for protection of their land and culture.Wingfield ...
and other aboriginal elders. Brown and Wingfield were awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. The prize includes a no-strings-attached award of...
in 2003 for their efforts.
In August 2004 the Australian government abandoned its plans for the nuclear waste dump, after a court decision.