About 12,000 Indigenous residents living in small communities in the Western Australian desert,
exists in the shadows of plans by the State Government to close down approximately 100-150 of the State’s 270 smaller Aboriginal communities.
Aboriginal Elders and Leaders oppose the closing down of the communities, believing the impact will be devastating because these communities are based ‘on Country’
so their closing would mean losing a connection to the land in which ancient stories are etched.
In 2011, all families living at Oombulgurri were evicted from their homes after the government of Western Australia deemed the community "unviable". The Government of Western Australia has flattened the Aboriginal homelands community of Oombulgurri in 2014.
One Mile Community is demolished in 2018, totally nothing left and unfortunately I was travelling overseas while demolition took place and have not been able to document this.
Also as of 2018 only 3 houses are now barely standing in Kennedy Hill.
I have documented demolition of several houses in Kennedy Hill.
The Kimberley, Western Australia. ©Ingetje Tadros
exists in the shadows of plans by the State Government to close down approximately 100-150 of the State’s 270 smaller Aboriginal communities.
Aboriginal Elders and Leaders oppose the closing down of the communities, believing the impact will be devastating because these communities are based ‘on Country’
so their closing would mean losing a connection to the land in which ancient stories are etched.
In 2011, all families living at Oombulgurri were evicted from their homes after the government of Western Australia deemed the community "unviable". The Government of Western Australia has flattened the Aboriginal homelands community of Oombulgurri in 2014.
One Mile Community is demolished in 2018, totally nothing left and unfortunately I was travelling overseas while demolition took place and have not been able to document this.
Also as of 2018 only 3 houses are now barely standing in Kennedy Hill.
I have documented demolition of several houses in Kennedy Hill.
The Kimberley, Western Australia. ©Ingetje Tadros
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39 imagesI (Ingetje Tadros) travelled to remote regions of Australia’s vast and unforgiving outback, and spend time in Aboriginal communities. “I witnessed a high incidence of alcoholism, domestic violence, general health issues, an alarming frequency of suicide - communities fractured and in distress. I documented sections of communities mismanaged by their governments, not fully understood by a wider aid community, and largely left unseen by the remainder of Australian society”. A voiceless and unseen minority consigned to lives of quiet desolation. One thing is become clear to me, as it is VITAL that Aboriginal people stay on Country. About 12,000 Indigenous residents living in small communities in the Western Australian desert, exists in the shadows of plans by the State Government to close down approximately 100-150 of the State’s 270 smaller Aboriginal communities. Aboriginal Elders and Leaders oppose the closing down of the communities, believing the impact will be devastating because these communities are based ‘on Country’ so their closing would mean losing a connection to the land in which ancient stories are etched. The Kimberley ©Ingetje Tadros -
19 imagesProtest against Community Closures in Broome, Western Australia. About 12,000 Indigenous residents living in small communities in the Western Australian desert, exists in the shadows of plans by the State Government to close down approximately 100-150 of the State’s 270 smaller Aboriginal communities. Aboriginal Elders and Leaders oppose the closing down of the communities, believing the impact will be devastating because these communities are based ‘on Country’ so their closing would mean losing a connection to the land in which ancient stories are etched. ©Ingetje Tadros