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Warlpiri country is located in the Tanami Desert, east of the Northern Territory-Western Australia border, west of the Stuart Highway and Tennant Creek, Northern Territory, and northwest of Alice Springs. Many Warlpiri people live in Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Katherine, and the smaller towns of Central Australia.
- What does Yapa mean aboriginal?
- How many people live in Yuendumu?
- Which Australian desert situated in the Northern Territory is home to the Kukatja and Warlpiri people?
- Where is the Wiradjuri tribe located?
- What language do Warlpiri speak?
- How old is Warlpiri?
- Where do the Yolngu live?
- Is Alice Springs the Centre of Australia?
- Where does most of the Northern Territory's tap water come from?
- How much of the Tanami Road is sealed?
- How much land did the gurindji people get?
- Is Aboriginal a language?
- How is the dreaming past present and future?
What does Yapa mean aboriginal?
Yapa. Yapa is the generic term used for Central Australian desert Aboriginal people. Loosely translated it means the people, or people who have belonging.
How many people live in Yuendumu?
Yuendumu is an Indigenous Community which sits on the edge of the Tanami Desert approximately 350 kms north west of Alice Springs. It is one of the largest Aboriginal communities in central Australia with a fluctuating population of approximately 1,000 Warlpiri people.
Which Australian desert situated in the Northern Territory is home to the Kukatja and Warlpiri people?
The lead author of this paper is Wanta Jampijinpa Pawu-kurlpurlurnu (Steven Jampijinpa Patrick), a Warlpiri man from the Northern Territory Aboriginal Community of Lajamanu. Warlpiri country includes parts of the central and northern Tanami Desert (Figure 1).
Where is the Wiradjuri tribe located?
Profile: The Wiradjuri Nation is geographically the largest Indigenous Nation within NSW and it's probably the largest in terms of population. The boundary of the Wiradjuri Nation extends from Coonabarabran in the north, straddling the Great Dividing Range down to the Murray River and out to western NSW.
What language do Warlpiri speak?
In the Warlpiri community of Lajamanu, in the Northern Territory of Australia, children and young adults, less than about 30 years old, speak in a way which systematically combines elements of Warlpiri (a Pama-Nyungan language), Kriol (an English-based creole) and English, as in examples (1) and (2).
How old is Warlpiri?
History and Cultural Relations
There is no archaeological evidence indicating when the area the Warlpiri inhabited at first contact was originally occupied. Other parts of central Australia were, however, sparsely occupied 22,000 years ago and parts of Australia for at least 40,000 years.
Where do the Yolngu live?
The people who live in the Miwatj or north-east Arnhem Land region are known generally as Yolngu, which simply means 'people'. They belong to a number of intermarrying clans that are also closely related culturally and linguistically.
Is Alice Springs the Centre of Australia?
Alice Springs, town, Northern Territory, Australia. It is the main focus of the Centre, a name given to approximately 100,000 square miles (260,000 square km) of central Australia that includes large areas of desert and rocky ridges.
Where does most of the Northern Territory's tap water come from?
In the Northern Territory (NT), 90% of the water supply comes from groundwater. There are around 35,000 water bores in the NT. The quality of groundwater changes in each place so not all groundwater is drinking water.
How much of the Tanami Road is sealed?
It is sealed from Alice Springs to 3km beyond Tilmouth Well Roadhouse NT towards Yuendumu NT. Beyond this point there are 3 sealed sections of 8km, 5km, and 24km interspersed with gravel sections. The first 2 of these graveled sections can be rocky and fairly rough, but the longer unsealed section is sandy.
How much land did the gurindji people get?
Gurindji land is ceded
The colonial government grants almost 3,000 square kilometres of Gurindji country to explorer and pastoralist Nathaniel Buchanan.
Is Aboriginal a language?
More traditional languages are being replaced by new Aboriginal languages; Aboriginal English, Pidgin, and Kriol. Aboriginal English is a form of English that reflects Aboriginal languages. It contains some speech patterns of standard English as well as characteristics and words originating from Aboriginal languages.
How is the dreaming past present and future?
The Dreaming did not take place at the beginning of time - this is a common misconception. It encompasses the past, present, and future; it is non-linear. As a holistic philosophy grounded in the very earth itself, it cannot be assigned to a past people.
