Yirrkala

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Yirrkala is a remote Aboriginal community in Australia's Northern Territory, renowned as a center of Yolngu culture and art.

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Yirrkala canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal community
human settlement
town
barkPetitionsPresentedTo House of Representatives of Australia
surface form: Australian House of Representatives
barkPetitionsSubject land rights
barkPetitionsYear 1963
climate tropical savanna climate
country Australia
distanceToNhulunbuy about 18 kilometres
drySeason approximately May to October
ethnicGroup Yolngu NERFINISHED
federalDivision Lingiari
governingBody Gumatj Corporation
Rirratjingu Aboriginal Corporation
hasAirport Gove Airport
hasArtCentre Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre
hasCulturalFestival Garma Festival (nearby at Gulkula)
surface form: Garma Festival (nearby, Yolngu region)
hasCulturalInstitution Mulka Project
hasGallery Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre
hasHealthService Yirrkala Health Centre
hasPostcode 0880
hasReligiousSite Yirrkala Methodist mission (historical)
hasSchool Yirrkala Community School
historicalEvent Yirrkala bark petitions
knownFor Aboriginal art
Yidaki (didgeridoo) making
Yolngu culture
bark painting
languageSpoken Djambarrpuyngu
Gumatj
Rirratjingu
Yolngu Matha
locatedIn East Arnhem Region
Northern Territory
locatedInBioregion Tropical savanna
locatedOn Gulf of Carpentaria
nearestTown Nhulunbuy
primaryEconomicActivities art production
cultural tourism
region Arnhem Land
roadAccessFrom Nhulunbuy
stateElectorate Nhulunbuy
timeZone Australian Central Standard Time
traditionalOwners Yolngu people NERFINISHED
UTCOffset +09:30
wetSeason approximately November to April

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Arnhem Land hasSettlement Yirrkala
Nhulunbuy nearbyCommunity Yirrkala
Gove Peninsula hasCommunity Yirrkala