Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara
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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (Aboriginal Community) |
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 Location of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in South Australia |
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 Australia
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 South Australia
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| Administrative headquarters: | Umuwa |
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| Area : | 102,650 km² |
| Residents : | 2,276 (2016) |
| Population density : | 0.02 inhabitants per km² |
Coordinates: 26 ° 29 ' S , 132 ° 0' O Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of South Australia and carries the special Aboriginal a community. The area is 102,650 km² and has about 2275 inhabitants (2016).
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara is located in the extreme northwest of South Australia about 1200 kilometers northwest of Adelaide and 400 kilometers northwest of Coober Pedy . Another, similarly large Aboriginal community, Maralinga Tjarutja , joins to the south. The area includes 18 settlements: Amata, Fregon, Indulkana, Irintata Homelands, Kalka, Kaltjiti Homelands, Kanpi, Mimili, Murputja, Nyapari, Pipalyatjara, Pukatja ( Ernabella ), Tjurma Homelands, Turkey Bore, Umuwa, Watarru, Watinuma and Yunyarinyi. The administrative headquarters of the community has been located in Umuwa in the northeast of the LGA since 1991.
history
The area around the border between South Australia, Western Australia and Northern Territory lies deep in the Australian outback in the hilly area around the Tomkinson, Mann, Musgrave and Everard Ranges, where most of the settlements are located. It was inhabited by the Pitjantjatjara , Yankunytjatjara and Ngaanyatjarra Aboriginal tribes. In 1921 the South Australian government established the North West Aboriginal Reserve in the northwest of its national territory. But it wasn't until the 1960s that the Aboriginal Affairs Act in 1962 began to recognize the rights of the native Australians. In 1966, the Aboriginal Lands Trust Act followed, which enabled Aboriginal land and other areas to be administered in trust. However, the establishment failed initially because there was no quorum representative of the reserve. It was not until 1976 that the indigenous people initiated the Pitjantjatjara Council, which endeavored to transfer ownership of the tribal areas. After a working group had drafted a bill that had to be revised again after a change of government, the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act was finally passed by the South Australian legislature in 1981. After that, the South Australian government was able to transfer ownership of the land to the Anangu Pitjantjatjara, i.e. the Pitjantjatjara tribe including the Yungkutatjara ( Anangu is an aboriginal name) and place it under the administration of a council elected by the indigenous people. On October 30, 1981, a large area, which in addition to the north-west reserve also includes areas adjacent to the east such as Everard Park, Kenmore Park and Granite Downs, became the responsibility of the Aborigines. The country has an area of 102,650 km², which corresponds to about 10.4% of the total state area and an area of about 400 km by 240 km.
fauna
In 2020, the government decided in APY, the population of wild camels to 10,000 copies to decrease (known as culling ) as it now because of their large number, estimated to infect about one million in Australia, drinking water and a threat to wildlife and landscapes of Australia pose .
administration
The Executive Board of Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara has ten members who are elected by the residents of the community. The LGA is not subdivided into districts. The chairperson of the board is also recruited from among the board members.
swell
- The Pitjantjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 - Bennelong Society Conference 2003 ( Memento of August 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Anangu Pitjantjatjara (AC) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ↑ Native Title Research Unit - Land Rights ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Drought: snipers are said to kill 10,000 camels in Australia - DER SPIEGEL - science. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
Web links
- Website APY Executive Board (English)
- APY Information Booklet (PDF, English; 2.6 MB)
- The Anangu Lands Paper Tracker (English)