Indigenous Australians used the area as a meeting place up to 19,000 years ago.
The island remains a significant area to the local indigenous Australians.
It is a traditional food source for some indigenous Australians.
Indigenous Australians lived in this area for thousands of years.
Indigenous Australians were granted the right to vote at a federal level in 1962.
At the moment, most indigenous Australians have a life expectancy of 40 years.
Indigenous Australians has found increasing acceptance, particularly since the 1980s.
The area was inhabited by indigenous Australians for thousands of years.
In the past, indigenous Australians were subject to racist government policy and community attitudes.
The river was a major food source and meeting place for indigenous Australians from prehistoric times.