| Before
European settlement, the Adnyamathanha People enjoyed rich food
resources and traded with neighbouring Aboriginal groups. When
the Europeans arrived and took over the area during the nineteenth
century, the land was used for grazing sheep and cattle. Serious
environmental degradation occurred, particularly in the southern
area of the Flinders Ranges. The Europeans were said to have
discovered minerals such as brown coal, copper, gold, uranium
and talc, but the |
Adnyamathanha
people knew the location of these minerals through their Dreaming
stories long before the Europeans arrived. The Flinders Ranges
were named after explorer, Matthew Flinders, who first set
foot in the area in 1802.
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