Indigenous Groups Clash Over Land Rights During Smoking Ceremony

Incident occurs amid concerns some Indigenous interests may be sidelined by The Voice

Indigenous men make spears during Garma Festival 2022 at Gulkula in East Arnhem, Australia, on July 30, 2022. Tamati Smith/Getty Images

Two Aboriginal men have clashed over which clan had the right to hold a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony at the opening of a major highway in Western Australia.

The incident comes as Australians prepare to vote on a national referendum on whether to change the country’s Constitution to include greater recognition of Aboriginal interests.