In
Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology, Ankotarinja is the first man, also called the Dreaming Man. His myth belonged to a small band of
Arrernte people
The Arrernte () people, sometimes referred to as the Aranda, Arunta or Arrarnta, are a group of Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the Arrernte lands, at ''Mparntwe'' (Alice Springs) and surrounding areas of the Central Australia regi ...
, known as the
Ngala-Mbitjana people. They were heirs to Ankotarinja's exploits at the time of the
Dreaming, performing his ceremonies and initiating their young (novice) into his totemic lodge. They kept alive the memory of his world-creating endeavors. Ankotarinja's birthplace is a creek-bed near
Ankota (vicinity of
Mount Solitaire).
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Legendary Australian people
Arrernte
Creation myths
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