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Aaron Bunch

Indigenous group claims landmark win over mining giant

Yindjibarndi Nation chief executive Michael Woodley expressed disappointment at the compensation. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

An Aboriginal community awarded $150 million in compensation in a battle with a mining giant says it is a win for First Nations people.

But the group says it's disappointed with the size of the payout after Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group built lucrative mines on its land without agreement and destroyed cultural sites.

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