Aboriginal Culture, Tennant Creek, Outback Australia

Straddling the Stuart Highway just north of the famous Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve, the Northern Territory's Tennant Creek encapsulates the true spirit of the Outback. Here, Aboriginal art, culture and traditions are mixed with a diverse mining history and exploration heritage.Both the town and surrounding Barkly region are home to about nine Aboriginal groups including the Anmatyerre, Warumungu, Warlpiri, Kaytetye and Alyawarre, and you can learn the story of the Devils Marbles and other significant sites at the award-winning Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre in Tennant Creek. For a more contemporary take on Aboriginal culture, visit the Winanjjkari Music School where you can join in a jam, or just listen to the music being made. Translated to "singing for belonging", the school was developed for local Aboriginal people to express, make and record music, and covers all genres from hip-hop to country. For more information on Tennant Creek and surrounds, visit http://en.travelnt.com/explore... To find out more about the Nyinkka Nyunyu Art and Culture Centre, visit http://en.travelnt.com/search/...

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Uploaded: January 1, 1970 at 11:59 am
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