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The name Pitjantjatjara derives from the word pitjantja, a nominalised form of the verb "go" (equivalent to the English "going" used as a noun). Combined with the comitative suffix -tjara, it means something like "pitjantja-having" (i.e. the variety that uses the word pitjantja for "going").
Aerial view of Kata Tjuṯa / Mount Olga. Kata Tjuṯa (Pitjantjatjara: Kata Tjuṯa, lit. 'many heads'; Aboriginal pronunciation: [kɐtɐ cʊʈɐ]), also known as The Olgas and officially gazetted as Kata Tjuta / Mount Olga, [3] is a group of large, domed rock formations or bornhardts located about 360 km (220 mi) southwest of Alice Springs, in the southern part of the Northern Territory ...
Tony Tjamiwa was a senior traditional owner of Uluru and Kata Tjuta and was intimately involved in the long battle for the return of them to his people. [1] [2] He was a board member of the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. [3] His wife was the renowned artist and carver, Pulya Taylor. It is one Tjukurpa inside the Park and outside the Park-not ...
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park was added to the World Heritage List for cultural values in 1994 and is "associated with events, living traditions, ideas and beliefs". [ 10 ] Legislation
Legal ownership over the national park's land was eventually granted to its traditional owners in 1985, [8] and the title to this area is held by the Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa Aboriginal Land Trust. [9] Ownership of the Yulara area was the subject of a court case, which ended in 2006.
These species are distributed throughout the park, but their densities are greatest near the rich water run-off areas of Uluru and Kata Tjuta. Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park flora represents a large portion of plants found in Central Australia. A number of these species are considered rare and restricted in the park or the immediate region.
The Biden administration will be allocating more than $120 million to tribal governments to fight the impacts of climate change, the Department of the Interior announced Thursday. The funding is ...
To help fulfill this commitment in a manner consistent with tribal traditions and cultures, Federal agencies need to focus special attention on six goals: (1) improving reading and mathematics; (2) increasing high school completion and post-secondary attendance rates; (3) reducing the influence of long-standing factors that impede educational ...