The government had not consulted the traditional owners at the time.
Ownership of the park returned to its traditional owners on 17 December 2004.
They are an important species to the traditional owners and to the ecology of the park.
The Yuin are considered to be the traditional owners of the region.
However, some traditional owners are currently in a legal challenge against this decision.
The traditional owners, the Adnyamathanha, however, have no such word in their language.
The traditional owners of the areas around the river are the Worora peoples.
On 26 October 1985, they were given the title deeds for the park as the traditional and legal owners of the land.
About 500 Aboriginal people live in the park, many of them are traditional owners.
The traditional owners of the area are the Kitja peoples.
