Traditional owners have been given ownership of the town of Jabiru, on the edge of Kakadu National Park.
A traditional smoking ceremony attended by Indigenous leaders and the local Mirarr people marked the day of celebration in Jabiru.
The ceremony marked the transfer of the town's lease, initially established to support the nearby Ranger uranium mine, into the hands of local traditional owners.
Mine operator Energy Resources of Australia is required to rehabilitate the mine site over the next five years so it can be incorporated back into the World Heritage-listed Kakadu National park.