top of page
Vincent Lingiari
"I put into your hands this piece of the earth itself as a sign that we restore them [lands] to you and your children forever"-Gough Whitlam
"You can have your gold we just want our land back"- Vincent Lingiari
Vincent Lingiari (1908-1988) was the first indigenous Australian to ever get their land back from the Australian government. He has inspired many and created a new perspective on land rights. He made a national change in the rights of indigenous people and created a chain reaction of land being given back to the previous owners.
bottom of page