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Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara, also known as APY, APY Lands or ''the Lands'', is a large, sparsely populated local government area (LGA) for Aboriginal people, located in the remote north west of South Australia. Some of the Aṉangu (people) of the Western Desert cultural bloc, in particular Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra peoples, inhabit the Lands. Governance of the area is determined by the ''Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981'' (or APYLRA), whereby an elected executive board reports to the Premier of South Australia. The APY's administration centre is located at Umuwa. A large portion of the APY Lands was formerly the North-West Aboriginal Reserve. Time zone Due to its links with the Northern Territory and proximity to the border, the APY Lands do not observe daylight savings unlike the rest of South Australia. The time zone observed throughout the year is Australian Central Standard Time ( UTC+9:30), in line with Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umuwa, South Australia
Umuwa is an Aboriginal community in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY lands) in South Australia, serving as an administrative centre for the six main communities on "The Lands", as well as the outlying communities. It is located approximately north-west of Marla and south-west of Alice Springs. History Umuwa was established in 1991 as the administrative and service centre for the APY Lands, to move the governance from Alice Springs. In March 2024, the Kulilaya Festival was held at Umuwa to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1981 ''APY Land Rights Act''. It had been delayed for three years owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists, musicians, and dancers presented their history and stories to commemorate the occasion. The word ''kulilaya'' approximates to the meaning of "listen", and was the name of a land rights protest song that was sung frequently in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and since then sung regularly by the Ernabella Choir, the APY Choi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
