Anmatyerr people

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The Anmatyerr people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the Central Desert region of the Northern Territory, closely related culturally and linguistically to neighboring Arrernte communities.

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Observed surface forms (1)

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Anmatyerre people 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of the Northern Territory
areAffectedBy cattle station expansion
colonisation of Central Australia NERFINISHED
mission and government settlement policies
areKnownFor body painting in ceremonies
dot painting art
rich oral traditions
song and dance ceremonies
areRelatedTo Arrernte people NERFINISHED
Kaytetye people NERFINISHED
Warlpiri people NERFINISHED
Warumungu people NERFINISHED
continent Australia
country Australia
culturalRegion Central Australian desert NERFINISHED
culturalRelation share ceremonies with Arrernte communities
share kinship ties with neighbouring groups
ethnicity Aboriginal Australian
haveArtCentre Ti Tree art centres NERFINISHED
haveCustom ceremonial exchange
kinship-based social organisation
skin name system
totemic affiliations
haveNotableCommunity Laramba NERFINISHED
Nturiya NERFINISHED
Pine Hill Station area NERFINISHED
Ti Tree NERFINISHED
haveOrganisation Central Land Council representation
haveWritingSystem Latin alphabet for Anmatyerr language
language Anmatyerr language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Pama–Nyungan languages NERFINISHED
linguisticRelation closely related to Arrernte language
part of Arandic subgroup
maintainPractice Dreaming ceremonies
bush food knowledge
cultural burning
traditional land management
nativeTitleRegion Central Desert Native Title area NERFINISHED
region Central Desert NERFINISHED
religion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
spiritualBeliefSystem Dreaming NERFINISHED
stateOrTerritory Northern Territory NERFINISHED
traditionalEconomy foraging
gathering
hunting
traditionalLanguageStatus endangered
traditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer

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Scobie ethnicGroup Anmatyerr people
subject surface form: Margaret Scobie
this entity surface form: Anmatyerre people
Western Desert art ethnicGroup Anmatyerr people
this entity surface form: Anmatyerre people
Arrernte people hasPart Anmatyerr people