Australian Government; The Traditional Indigenous Owners Of Uluru Have Marked 30 Years Since It Was Returned To Them

The traditional indigenous owners of Uluru have marked 30 years since it was returned by the Australian government.

Hundreds of people gathered by the isolated hill, popularly known outside Australia as Ayers Rock, to commemorate a day described as "bittersweet".
On 26 October 1985, Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen passed over the title deed to the Anangu people during a ceremony at the base of Uluru.

A 99-year lease was then signed for it to be jointly run with the government.
But many believe that agreement did not bring the jobs and opportunities for the Anangu people that were expected.
"The rock looks the same, and tragically, so does [the community]," Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion said at events at the site on Sunday.

The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park was handed back to its traditional indigenous owners on October 26, 1985

-BBC News