Welcome To AnangukuAPY Lands Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands are in the far north-west of South Australia. Returned to the traditional owners under Freehold Title in 1981, the Lands are home to Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people (Anangu). The region has ten major communities – with populations ranging from 100-350 people – and many family homelands.
APY Lands encompass the majestic Musgrave Ranges (which include SA’s highest peak), the towering monoliths of the Everards, idyllic woodlands and beautiful red-sand country. This is a region that resonates with tjukurpa, with creation stories: the same stories that underpin the world’s oldest surviving culture and the art and craft of Australia’s oldest contemporary Indigenous art movement. Founded in the late 1940s at Ernabella, the art practice of APY Lands now crosses the region, with over 400 artists working in one of the seven art centres, in local craft-rooms, at home or in the bush.
Casual access to the Lands without a permit is not allowed but some art centres may welcome your visit. For tours to this outback region go here © ananguku.com.au 2010 | |
