- Alyawarre
Alyawarre are an
Indigenous Australian people, or language group, from theNorthern 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. [http://www.clc.org.au/OurLand/lrn/wakaya_alyawarre.asp]
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 . [http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/may1999/kng-m07.shtml]Alyawarre of note
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Ngarla Kunoth who playedJedda in the1956 Chauvel film of the same name, was fromUtopia Station (as it was then known).
* Highly regarded painter M. Pwerle is from Alyawarre andAnmatyerre language groups.Alternative spellings
Iliaura, Illiaura, Iljaura, Ilyaura, Ilyowra Illyowra, Illura, Aliawara, Alyawara, Alyawarra, Ilawara, Jaljuwara, Yalyuwara, Alyawarr.
External links
* [http://www.clc.org.au/media/publications/lrn/1990_1999/oct99_wakaya_alyawarre.asp Central Land Council]
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