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Indigenous affairs correspondent Carly Williams and Indigenous affairs reporter Kirstie Wellauer

National Aboriginal Art Gallery being built on sacred site divides community as Indigenous leaders call for 'respect'

As a child, Doris Stuart Kngwarreye was taught to respect the borders of diverse First Nations groups and avoid treading on sacred sites. 

"We couldn't just wander all over the place like they do now," Ms Stuart told the ABC on her homeland, Mparntwe, also known as Alice Springs.   

"We knew where we could go and where we couldn't go because of the sacredness all around us."

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