Ngukurr
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Ngukurr ( , ), formerly Roper River Mission (1908−1968), is a remote Aboriginal community on the banks of the Roper River in southern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
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10 sectionsContents
- History
- Language
- Administration
- ''Crossing Roper Bar''
- Notable people
- Wuyagiba and "bush uni"
- Climate
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Ngukurr ( , ), formerly Roper River Mission (1908−1968), is a remote Aboriginal community on the banks of the Roper River in southern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.
The community is home to various clans and language groups, with Kriol being the predominant language. The Aboriginal people collectively refer to themselves as Yugul Mangi, and the township is governed by the Yugul Mangi Development Aboriginal Corporation (YMD), representing approximately 200 people across seven clans.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ngukurr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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