The Arrernte land is
aboriginal land in central
Australia. It is controlled by
Arrernte Council which in turn is controlled by
Central Land Council
The Central Land Council (CLC) is a land council that represents the Aboriginal peoples of the southern half of the Northern Territory of Australia (NT), predominantly with regard to land issues. it is one of four land councils in the Northern T ...
from
Alice Springs.
Description
Arrernte is the traditional language of
Alice Springs, which is the centre of Arrernte land.
Arrernte land claims run as far west as
Mutitjulu
Mutitjulu is an Aboriginal Australian community in the Northern Territory of Australia located at the eastern end of Uluṟu (also known as Ayers Rock). It is named after a knee-shaped water-filled rock hole at the base of Uluṟu, and is loc ...
and
King's Canyon, and as far east as the western edge of the
Simpson Desert
The Simpson Desert is a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes in the Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia. It is the fourth-largest Australian desert, with an area of .
The desert is underlain by the ...
. Arrernte does control a small amount of land north of Alice Springs, but there are no communities on this land.
Alice Springs
Arrernte
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