The traditional owners of the northern Flinders Ranges say a South Australian Government plan to manage the environment in the region is a kick in the guts to their native title agreement.
The plan identifies areas where mining will be restricted and areas where mining can still exist.
The vice-chairman of the Adnyamathana Traditional Lands Association, Michael Anderson, says the group has been negotiating with the Government about land use agreements for mining and the environmental management plan appears to override those agreements.
“Have we wasted all these resources, talking about these issues with our people, on our land, then to be coming up with something else that we’ve got to spend more money on to look at?” he said.
“Hearing these things through the media is very disappointing for the Adnyamathana people because we deserve more respect than that.
“We are the traditional owners of the area, we will be there whether this Government succeeds or not.”