When profit isn’t everything: 46,000 years of cultural history vs the iron ore spot price
Brendan Shaw “Our people are deeply troubled and saddened by the destruction of these rock shelters and are grieving the loss of connection to our ancestors as well as our land” - Puutu Kunti Kurrama people, traditional owners of Juukan Gorge Caves, Western Australia In recent days, one of Australia’s largest mining companies blew up two historic Aboriginal cave sites in the Pilbara in Western Australia that were dated at more than 46,000 years old. The destruction of a piece