Yirrkala

Yirrkala is an Aboriginal settlement in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is located 12 kilometers southeast of Nhulunbuy, a mining town. Yirrkala is home to about 1,000 Aborigines, which come most of the Yolngu Aboriginal tribe. In the vicinity of Yirrkala Aborigines live another 800. It is a place with an internationally recognized Aboriginal artists' colony.

History

The town was founded as Yirrkala Methodist Mission in 1935. To Yirrkala, there are about 25 Homeland centers within 200 km, an area that corresponds to the original land of the Yolngu, a tribe of Aborigines. In the village are now living in 2009, many artists of the Aborigines, who are known nationally and internationally. Her works are in prestigious exhibitions and collections and the artists have received numerous awards.

The town played a large role in the relationship between Aborigines and whites in 1963 as the population of Yirrkala a petition on bark (English: bark ) sent to the government against the exploitation of bauxite deposits of their land by a mining company. This known as Yolngu Bark petition campaign was unsuccessful, but the mining company offered a compensation payment and respects the sacred places of the Aborigines. Furthermore, a permanent parliamentary commission was set up to assess the development in Yirrkala and accepted the moral rights on Aboriginal land. The protest, the Yolngu Bark petition is issued in the Australian Parliament in Canberra.

In Yirrkala numerous pilots and engineers of the airlines in the Arnhem Land that serve the domestic routes live. An airstrip is located near the place. Yirrakala is known for producing excellent didgeridoo. Members of Aboriginal rock band Yothu Yindi live in the town.

The town has a grocery store, women's center, kindergarten, information center for the protection of the country and a health clinic, and the Yirrkala Homelands School, which has 270 pupils place.

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