By the sea, The Tiwi people have a pride and an indomitable charm all of their own.ARNHEM LANDA variety of Aboriginal communities operate Art & Craft Centres on Elcho Island, Maningrida, Ramingining, Gunbalannya (Oenpelli) which are the home of many famous artists and craftmen and provide a window on the lives and cultures of local [...]
Place for visitors from outlying areas. Aboriginal endeavour is visible in the arts, local businesses, government agencies and sport.Darwin boasts a range of commercial galleries showcasing Aboriginal creativity. Here you can choose from representations of regional art, including major bark paintings, works on paper, woven baskets, wood carvings and fine examples of traditional tools and [...]
Across the woodlands. Among the outcrops of the escarpment the fiery afternoon light reveals a remarkable legacy.In the rock shelters you find ochre paintings of animals, birds and fish and also human figures and haunting spirit images that stir the imagination.To spend time in Kakadu is to be granted a vision of another world. The [...]
People welcome visitors to their country. As well as opportunities to share the traditional stories and bush foods, there is local art for sale.KATHERINEThis fast growing Outback centre is best known for the wonders of nearby Katherine Gorge. The town is also the gateway to some of the Territory\’s most remarkable and least travelled, Outback [...]
Aboriginal owned and operated radio and television stations broadcasting an energetic mix of news and entertainment.SAVOUR OF THE ART AND THE ATTRACTIONSFor a town of only 27 000 people, Alice Springs has a wealth of galleries, museums and other highlights which reflect the great vitality – and diversity – of Aboriginal life in Central Australia.A [...]
For 40 000 years this area has been a traditional \”meeting place\” for the trading of artifacts, knowledge, art and culture. You can now experience our vibrant living culture today at our unique centre.All of these tours are Aboriginal owned and operated, so authenticity is guaranteed.Our award winning tour operation is a fully owned and [...]
Of a situation where our community members will be able to develop an economic base and raise their social status to appoint where they can enjoy the same fundamental, civil, social and economic rights as other Australians. The aim / goal to be achieved through a series of general objectives [...]
PWERTE MARNTE MARNTE In 1995, the Pwerte Marnte Marnte a corporation , with the assistance of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island commission , purchased the oldest established gallery in Alice Springs. Formally the Centre for Aboriginal Artists. Since 1995, the business now under Aboriginal control has grown 300 %. [...]
\”homeland\” is a little better but not much. A different tradition leaves us tongueless and earless towards this other world of meaning and significance. When we took what we call \”land\” we took what to them meant home, the source and locus of life, and everlastingness of spirit. Since the early 1970\’s small groups of [...]
(a community as it is known today).The Pwerte Marnte Marnte Aboriginal Corporation is a community / family Southern Arrernte tribal group whose homeland is situated 100 km south of Alice Springs, near Rainbow Valley. is difficult for others to appreciate this identity, as the anthropologist Professor W.E.H. Stanner found when he tried to put it into [...]