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Kaltjiti Arts
Kaltjiti, formerly and also still known as Fregon, is an Aboriginal community in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY lands) in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Ernabella/Pukatja, Pipalyatjara, Indulkana and Mimili). Geography Kaltjiti () is situated approximately south of the Musgrave Ranges and lies west of the Everard Ranges. Kaltjiti is also situated approximately from the Stuart Highway. Kaltjiti lies directly south of Umuwa and Ernabella/Pukatja. The community straddles the Officer Creek, which in turn flows from South Australia's highest mountain, Mount Woodroffe. The creek is usually a dry sandy bed and only flows at times of very high rainfall. Climate Based on the climate records from Marla, Kaltjiti experiences summer maximum temperatures of an average of in January and a winter maximum average temperature of in June. Overnight lows range from a mean minimum temperature of in Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anangu 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 administration centre of is located at Umuwa. A large portion of the APY Lands was formerly the North-West Aboriginal Reserve. History Early history The Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people (''aṉangu'') had lived in this area for many thousands of years. Even after the British began to colonise the Australian continent from 1788 onwards, and the colonisation of South Australia from 1836, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
