In May 1975, Gurindji people were successful in having an area of their own land excised from the Vestey pastoral lease at Wattie Creek in the Northern Territory. Here Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari celebrate the handover of the land at Daguragu. In 1986 a claim for recognition of traditional rights made under the 1976 Land Rights Act was successful and 3000 sq km of their land was transferred to Gurindji people.