Jacqui Katona is a western-educated
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia 50,000 to 65,000 year ...
woman who led the campaign to stop the
Jabiluka uranium mine
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the earth. Over 50,000 tons of uranium were produced in 2019. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia were the top three uranium producers, respectively, and together account for 68% of w ...
in the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...
. In 1998 the
Mirrar Aboriginal people, together with environmental groups, used peaceful on-site
civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the active and professed refusal of a citizenship, citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders, or commands of a government (or any other authority). By some definitions, civil disobedience has to be nonviolent to be cal ...
to create one of the largest blockades in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
's history. Katona won the 1999 U.S.
Goldman Environmental Prize
The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists.
History
Awardees are named from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, an ...
, with
Yvonne Margarula, in recognition of efforts to protect their country and culture against uranium mining.
Wisdom Interviews: Jacqui Katona
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See also
*Energy Resources of Australia
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd () is a public company based in Australia. It is a subsidiary of the Rio Tinto Group which as of 2021 owns 86.3% of the company. The remainder is publicly held and traded on the Australian Securities Exchange. The ...
* List of Australian inquiries into uranium mining
* Uranium mining in Kakadu National Park
*Uranium in the environment Uranium in the environment is a global health concern, and comes from both natural and man-made sources. Beyond naturally occurring uranium, mining, phosphates in agriculture, weapons manufacturing, and nuclear power are anthropogenic sources of ur ...
*Women and the environment through history
In the early 1960s, an interest in women and their connection with the environment was sparked largely by Ester Boserup's book ''Woman's Role in Economic Development''. Starting in the 1980s, policy makers and governments became more mindful of th ...
References
External links
Yes to land rights! No to uranium mining!Anti-nuke protestsIndigenous Leaders Call For End To Uranium Mining
Australian environmentalists
Australian women environmentalists
Australian Indigenous rights activists
Australian women human rights activists
Australian anti-uranium activists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Goldman Environmental Prize awardees
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