Papua New Guinea: Watut Communities Warn Australian Academics To Stay Off Their Land

Papua New Guinea: Watut Communities Warn Australian Academics To Stay Off Their Land   The Union of Watut River Communities in Papua New Guinea has warned academics from the Australian National University that they are not welcome and will be trespassing if they try and enter any Watut community land.   The academics have been hired by the owners of the Hidden Valley mine, Newcrest Mining and Harmony Gold, to conduct social mapping and a development assessment in the Bulolo and Huon Gulf...

For the rest of the article, as well as maps, images, related items, and videos, please visit Indigenous Peoples Issues & Resources.