‘That bridge almost broke our mob’: the Ngarrindjeri warrior women and the fight to preserve sacred knowledge

A new documentary tells the story of the Hindmarsh Island Bridge affair and the clash between cultural rights and property developers’ ambitions Warning: This article contains images and names of Indigenous Australians who have died There’s a bridge in South Australia, about 300 metres of concrete and steel, that sparked an extraordinary, decades-long saga of heartbreak, skulduggery and vindication. Millionaire developers, academics, state and federal governments, the media and the courts all played roles in what would become known as the Hindmarsh Island Bridge affair.