The Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta is a council of senior Aboriginal women from Coober Pedy, South Australia."Irati Wanti. the poison – leave it!" irati wanti (Retrieved 30 December 2007)"Aboriginal women win battle against australian government" Friends of the Earth International (Retrieved 30 December 2007) They protest against Government plans to dump radioactive waste in their land, and for the protection of their land and culture.
The council was formed in 1995 by Eileen Kampakuta Brown, Eileen Wani Wingfield and other Aboriginal elders. The elders come from the Arabana, Kokatha, Yankunytjatjara and Antikarinya peoples. Kupa Piti is the Indigenous name for Coober Pedy; kunga tjuta means 'many woman' in the Western Desert language.
Brown and Wingfield were awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2003 for their efforts.Eileen Kampakuta Brown & Eileen Wani Wingfield The Goldman Environmental Prize – Islands & Island Nations 2003 (Retrieved 30 December 2007)
In August 2004 the Australian government abandoned its plans for the nuclear waste dump, after a court decision.
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