'The Stingray Sisters is about three Kunibidji women from Maningrida, Arnhem Land and their fight to save their 40,000-year-old culture from the threat of seabed mining exploration. Three sisters, raised in between Maningrida NT and Brisbane, are saving their mother’s ancient country from ruin. As part of the first Indigenous group to stand up against petroleum and gas seabed mining in Arnhem Land, these girls know they have a huge battle ahead. A Petroleum Exploration Company has identified 40 parcels of water throughout Arnhem Land that could be the next gold field for gas and petroleum offshore mining. These mining hot spots are located in sacred waters, untouched until now, and if granted this company will set a precedent for unconventional mining in the top end. By standing strong and garnering support from their many friends across the country, the Stingray Sisters will show that they will stop at nothing to save their sacred sea and land.' (Source: Documentary Australia Foundation website)
