In the late 1970s, many of the people at Papunya left and moved back to their traditional lands.

He was a leader of the Pintupi people during their return to traditional lands in the 1980s.

Negotiations, often quite heated, continue to this day over rights to other traditional lands.

He went into business and now lives on his traditional tribal land.

It lies within the traditional lands of the Gunditjmara people.

But most significantly they have lost the use of their traditional lands.

In addition, illegal logging often occurs on what is considered their traditional land.

It is within the traditional lands of the Bidjara people.

During the 1980s a number of groups moved to small settlements on their traditional lands.

The tribe is still fighting to reclaim their traditional lands today.