ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, dʒˈɛɹi ænd ɪnɐ hˈʌdsən ænd sˈɛvɹəl ˈʌðɚ fˈæmɪliz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ˈoʊld mæpˈuːn ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ɪstˈæblɪʃt ðə mɑːɹpˈuːnə ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl kˌɔːɹpɚɹˈeɪʃən wˌɪtʃ ɡɹˈædʒuːəli bˈɪlt ˌʌp kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi fəsˈɪlᵻɾiz.
In 1974, Jerry and Ina Hudson and several other families returned to ‘old Mapoon’ and in 1984, established the Marpuna Aboriginal Corporation which gradually built up community facilities.