Editing Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park (section)

==Overview==
Uluru / Ayers Rock is considered one of Australia's most recognisable landmarks,<ref>{{Cite web |last=National Museum of Australia |first=Acton Peninsula |title=Defining Symbols of Australia - Uluru |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/defining-symbols-australia/uluru |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=www.nma.gov.au |language=en}}</ref> and has become a focal point for Australia and the world's acknowledgement of Australian indigenous culture. The sandstone [[monolith]] stands {{convert|348|m}} high with most of its bulk below the ground. To [[Anangu]], the local indigenous people, Uluru / Ayers Rock is a place name and this "Rock" has a number of different landmarks where many ancestral beings have interacted with the landscape and/or each other, some even believed to still reside here. [[Kata Tjuta|Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga]], meaning 'many heads' in his aboriginal name, is a sacred place relating to knowledge that is considered very powerful and dangerous, only suitable for initiated men. It is made up of a group of 36 conglomerate rock domes that date back 500&nbsp;million years.

[[Anangu]] are the [[Aboriginal traditional owner|traditional Aboriginal owners]] of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. They believe that their culture was created at the beginning of time by ancestral beings. Uluru / Ayers Rock and Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga provide physical evidence of feats performed during the creation period. They often lead walking tours to inform visitors about the local flora and fauna, bush foods and the Aboriginal [[Dreamtime]] stories of the area.

The ''[[Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976|Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act]]'' was passed in 1976, meaning that after many years Aboriginal law and land rights were finally recognised in [[Australian law]]. Nine years later on 26 October 1985 the traditional owners were presented with the freehold title deeds for the park, who, in turn, leased the land back to the Australian Government through the [[Director of National Parks]] (formerly the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service) for 99 years.<ref name="Toyne1984">{{cite book |title=Growing Up the Country: the Pitjantjatjara Struggle for Their Land |publisher=McPhee Gribble |location=[[Fitzroy, Victoria]] |year=1984 |first=Phillip |last=Toyne |author2=Vachon, Daniel |page=137 |isbn=0-14-007641-7 |oclc=12611425}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2010/10/on-this-day-aboriginal-australians-get-uluru-back |title=On this day: Aboriginal Australians get Uluru back - Australian Geographic |website=www.australiangeographic.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708024044/http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2010/10/on-this-day-aboriginal-australians-get-uluru-back/ |archive-date=2014-07-08}} </ref>

The Director is assisted by [[Parks Australia]], a division of the Australian Department of the Environment and Energy. Since hand-back, Anangu and Parks Australia staff have worked together to manage the park. This process of working together is known as 'joint management'.