Alyawarre
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Location of Alyawarre (purple) in the Northern Territory
Alyawarre are an Indigenous Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory.
In 1980 they lodged a land claim with the Wakaya people, which was handed back to them on 22 October 1992. The size of the land was 2065 km². [1]
The Utopia community, 250km north east of Alice Springs, and set up in 1927, is partly on Alyawarre land, partly on land of the Anmatyerre. [2]
[edit] Alyawarre of note
- Ngarla Kunoth who played Jedda in the 1956 Chauvel film of the same name, was from Utopia Station (as it was then known).
- Highly regarded painter M. Pwerle is from Alyawarre and Anmatyerre language groups.
[edit] Alternative spellings
Iliaura, Illiaura, Iljaura, Ilyaura, Ilyowra Illyowra, Illura, Aliawara, Alyawara, Alyawarra, Ilawara, Jaljuwara, Yalyuwara, Alyawarr.
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