Two years after this stinging defeat, the state of Victoria signed a treaty with its First Peoples. In Arrernte culture, this place is associated with the heroes of the Dreaming, who shaped the world. ‘Since time immemorial,’ he added, ‘this has been a place for meetings and exchanges between the peoples of the centre of the Great Southern Land. ‘This is our home [myri in Arrernte],’ Youngy explained. Conquering the land of another person’s ancestors would make no sense,’ said Walbira Murray, a social worker of Gamilaroi heritage who lives in Alice Springs.