"Vincent Lingiari," Prime Minister Gough Whitlam said. "I solemnly hand to you these deeds as proof, in Australian law, that these lands belong to the Gurindji people, and I put into your hand this piece of the earth itself as a sign that we restore them to you and your children forever."
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