Media: ‘Yurlu | Country': A legacy film of Banjima Elder and staunch fighter for health of his Country, Maitland Parker’ - National Indigenous Times
Story by Jarred Cross, National Indigenous Times 22 August 2025
“The late Maitland Parker is remembered as a true gentleman, family man and widely respected Banjima Elder who fought a battle to heal his ‘poisoned’ Country in the Pilbara.
His legacy lives on with, and through his family, in the community and across Australia.
The new documentary Yurlu | Country captures Mr Parker’s final year battling mesothelioma caused by exposure to asbestos mined in Wittenoom and tens of thousands of surrounding hectares in the mid-20th century.”
