Uluru Handed Back This Day

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The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in central Australia spans 132 566 hectares and contains the huge monolith of Uluru and Kata Tjuta (the Olgas). It is the traditional country of Aboriginal Western District language groups.

Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara language groups are prominent there, and are combined to form what is known as Anangu. Native title was handed back to the Anangu in 1985 following a successful native title claim.

The area was then leased back to Director of National Parks and Wildlife Service to operate as a national park. It is now operated under the direction of a board of management with an Anangu majority.