Editing Uluru (section)

===Aboriginal ownership since 1985===
On 26 October 1985, the Australian government returned ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara people, with a condition that the Aṉangu would lease it back to the National Parks and Wildlife agency for 99 years and that it would be jointly managed. An agreement originally made between the community and Prime Minister [[Bob Hawke]] that the climb to the top by tourists would be stopped was later{{When?|date=November 2024}} broken.<ref name="Toyne1984">{{cite book |title=Growing Up the Country: The Pitjantjatjara Struggle for Their Land |publisher=McPhee Gribble |location=[[Fitzroy, Victoria]] |year=1984 |first1=Phillip |last1=Toyne |first2=Daniel |last2=Vachon |page=137 |isbn=0-14-007641-7 |oclc=12611425}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sites.coloradocollege.edu/indigenoustraditions/sacred-lands/uluru-from-all-angles-the-modern-controversy-of-climbing-the-sacred/ |title=Uluru from All Angles: The Modern Controversy of Climbing the Sacred |work=Indigenous Religious Traditions |publisher=Colorado College |first=Lucy |last=Gamble |date=20 November 2012 |access-date=1 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604141558/http://sites.coloradocollege.edu/indigenoustraditions/sacred-lands/uluru-from-all-angles-the-modern-controversy-of-climbing-the-sacred/ |archive-date=4 June 2023 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Journey to handback | website=Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | date=7 October 2015 | url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/journey-handback | access-date=19 August 2020 | archive-date=19 September 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919224117/https://aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/journey-handback | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Handback | website=Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies | date=7 October 2015 | url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/handback | access-date=19 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229191100/https://aiatsis.gov.au/exhibitions/handback |archive-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Aboriginal community of [[Mutitjulu]], with a population of approximately 300, is located near the eastern end of Uluru. From Uluru it is {{cvt|17|km|0}} by road to the tourist town of [[Yulara, Northern Territory|Yulara]], population 3,000, which is situated just outside the national park.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

On 8 October 2009, the Talinguru Nyakuntjaku viewing area opened to public visitation. The {{AUD|21 million|link=yes}} project about {{cvt|3|km}} on the east side of Uluru involved design and construction supervision by the Aṉangu traditional owners of {{cvt|11|km}} of roads and {{cvt|1.6|km|0}} of walking trails.<ref name="abc091008">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/08/2708111.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231115026/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/08/2708111.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2012 |title='Spectacular' sunrise platform at Uluru |work=ABC News |first=Eric |last=Tlozek |date=8 October 2009 |access-date=8 October 2009}}</ref><ref name="aust091008">{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26180171-2702,00.html |title=New Uluru view spares desert songlines |work=The Australian |first=Lex |last=Hall |date=8 October 2009 |access-date=8 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013001820/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,26180171-2702,00.html |archive-date=13 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>