Reconciling Indigenous communities with the clean energy revolution

What does the global transition to renewable energy sources mean for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?According to Karrina Nolan, a Yorta Yorta descendant, executive director of community-focused Original Power and representing member of the First Nations Clean Energy Network, there are both huge opportunities and potential pitfalls.Wary of previous interactions with industry and government that have turned sour, such as the traumatic destruction in 2020 of 46,000 year-old rock shelters in the Juukan Gorge in Western Australia, Nolan says there is a need to reset relationships.‘We feel like we’ve got this window, post-Juukan Gorge,’ Nolan says, ‘where investors and companies are saying, “Oh, we really don’t want to see a repeat of that.”’‘And we’re saying “Agreed. And here’s what you need to do.”’Karrina Nolan at Newcastle Waters primary…

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