Jarlmadangah Burru is an
Aboriginal community located southeast of
Derby
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in the
Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley
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.
Jarlmadangah Burru is in the Grant Ranges of the West Kimberley, close to the Fitzroy River. Camballin and Looma are the nearest towns, approximately east and ESE, respectively, from Jarlmadangah Burru.
History
Jarlmadangah Burru was established in 1987 by the
traditional owners
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of the country. The community land holding was excised from Mt Anderson Station. The land that the community has been built on was chosen by the traditional owners as a place where activity would not compromise culture and heritage sites. The people of Jarlmadangah Burru maintain a close association with Mt Anderson Station.
Native title
The community is located within the SDWK
Nyikina
The Nyikina people (also spelt Nyigina and Nyikena, and listed as Njikena by Tindale) are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
They come from the lower Fitzroy River (which they call ''mardoowarra''). ...
Mangala (WI2005/001)
Indigenous land use agreement
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area.
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Education
Children of school age at Jarlmadangah Burru attend the Nyikina Mangala Community School, which was established in 2000 to provide an appropriate educational service for the Jarlmadangah Burru Aboriginal community. The school is currently registered from kindergarten to year 10 and caters for 35 students grouped into three classes, junior primary, middle primary, and upper primary/secondary.
Governance
The community is managed through the Jarlmadangah Burru Aboriginal Corporation, which was incorporated under the ''Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976'' on 3 December 1987.[
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Town planning
The Jarlmadangah Layout Plan No.2 was prepared in accordance with ''State Planning Policy: 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements''. Layout Plan No.2 was endorsed by the community on 1 May 2007 and the Western Australian Planning Commission
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on 24 July 2007.[
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References
External links
Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
Native Title Indigenous Land Use Agreement summary
Jarlmadangah community web-site
Plan map-set and report
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Aboriginal communities in Kimberley (Western Australia)