Most of us know, Uluru is a sacred, culturally significant site to the traditional owners of this land and on October the 26th it will be closed to the public for this very reason.
Despite most of us having digested these facts, there’s still hoards of people flocking to climb Uluru in the days leading up to its closure. It’s a move which has understandably angered many First Nations People.
Influencer Tegan McLellan is a part of that flock and is currently copping backlash for flaunting her last-minute climb on Instagram.
McLellan has uploaded a series of shots from her trip to Uluru, and it’s safe to say, people are pissed:
People aren’t upset with McLellan just because she climbed Uluru, but because she demonstrated little understanding of how her actions could be considered offensive.
McLellan told News.com.au, “Uluru has always been on my list of places to visit but was always a ‘some day’ trip.”
“Uluru is an icon of Australia and an important part of our history,” she said. “Since hearing that the climb was closing I decided to make it a priority to visit before the opportunity was gone.”
Unfortunately, many Australians choose to disregard the importance of Indigenous sacred sites. Like earlier this year, when bulldozers took to the 800- year-old Djab Wurrung trees in Victoria.
Really, the only silver lining here is that starting tomorrow, Uluru will be protected and heavy fines will be incurred if someone decided to illegally climb the sacred site.