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Elcho Island

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58: 42: 1582: 436:(EARC), formed in 2008, which services a total of nine remote communities of Arnhem Land. The Council delivers a range of services across community services and commercial services and, in doing so, they aim to support the ongoing sustainability of their communities as well as to suppoty quality of life, employment and the provision of basic services. These services include: 1594: 819: 65: 278:. The population of Galiwin'ku varies during the seasons, with many outstation residents migrating to the community during the wet season due to inaccessibility. The community also serves approximately 25 outstations with a total population of approx. 450 people, with 12 of the outstations on Elcho Island, which are listed from north to south: 511:
Ella Shepherdson, who from 1943 taught students under a tree. Her husband, Rev. Harold Shepherdson, known as "Bäpa Sheppy" built the first school building with the help of Yolngu people, including one of Ella's first students. As a "Centre of Cultural Excellence", it teaches dance, visual arts, music
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artists in sharing their culture and allows them to derive an income from selling their artworks. It provides assistance in production and professional development for both emerging and established artists from Galiwin'ku and the surrounding Marthakal homelands, and helps to promote and distribute
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Galiwin'ku, located near the island's southern tip, is the main community on the island. It is the largest and most remote Aboriginal community in northeast Arnhem Land, the second largest Aboriginal community (in terms of concentrated population) in the Northern Territory, and ranks eleventh in
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Eighteen connected clan groups within the Elcho Island locale have close cultural ties with mainland Arnhem Land clans and language groups. The most commonly spoken languages are Djambarrpuyngu and Gupapuyngu (both
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on the namesake island and Matamata, Maparru, and Gariyak on the mainland. The island has a base population of 2,200 people, including 70 non-Aboriginal people. It was the home of the late Aboriginal folk musician
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information. Library services are provided to the community via Library & Archives NT and they are operated by local Indigenous Community Library Officers. In 2017 Galiwin'ku Library staff participated in
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group located in the East Arnhem Region. Galiwin'ku is also the name of the settlement where the island's largest community lives. Elcho Island formed part of the traditional lands of the
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directly or via the Galiwin'ku Council. Total alcohol restrictions apply and there is no petrol available on the island; all petroleum-powered vehicles use the low-aromatic petrol "
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Library: Galiwin'ku Community Library provides books, magazines and resources for the use of community members; also provided is free internet, activities for children and
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Elcho Island is approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) long and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) across at its widest point. It is bounded on the western side by the
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on the east coast of Africa was found on a beach on Elcho Island by archaeologist and member of the Past Masters, Mike Hermes. Similar coins have been found on
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Galiwin'ku is a traditional Aboriginal community with restricted access; permission to visit is required by law and can be made through the
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The settlement was originally established as a Methodist mission in 1942, with the arrival of Harold Shepherdson, a lay associate of the
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In 2018, Elcho Island Arts was relaunched under the direction of senior artists Ganambarr, Manany, Burarrwanga, and Gurruwiwi.
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the development of a pilot classification system based on Yolngu knowledge, and replacing the Dewey Decimal System.
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of Population, there were 2,206 people in Elcho Island (counted as Galiwinku (State Suburb) in the Census Report).
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Yolngu art. The centre has been community-operated since 1992, and includes well-known artists such as
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and on the east by the Cadell Strait. Elcho Island is a short distance away from the mainland and
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or hereditary tribal groups, with up to 22 different dialects being used in the community. The
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78.1% of people spoke Djambarrpuyngu at home. 4.9% of people only spoke English at home.
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Tamisari, Franca (April 2010). "Dancing for strangers: Zorba the Greek Yolngu style: A
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and continues under the Arafura Sea and on the Wessel Islands, including Galiwinku and
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languages). However, there are at least 12 more languages in use in the region.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 94.0% of the population.
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population of the 69 local government bodies in the Territory. There are 60
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school, teaching around 700 students ranging from birth to year 12 in
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known as Galiwinku Dolerite (named after the township) occurs on the
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42.2% of the population is under 20 years of age, with 14% over 50.
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The most common response for religion was Uniting Church at 86.8%.
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The Use of Signing Space in a Shared Sign Language of Australia
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and she performed her rendition at the closing ceremony of the
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Text was copied from this source, which is available under a
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NT Water Resources Division, Department of Mines and Energy
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in June 2008. They also appeared as the opening act at the
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and English. Like nine other schools in the NT (including
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dancers, choreographed and performed a dance routine to
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of Australia. It is located at the southern end of the
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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia
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Yolŋu Rom Napurrn Dhukarr: the Living Room Project,
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It is named after the 503:), it aims to teach "Both-ways": Yolŋu and 16:Island of the Northern Territory, Australia 1338: 1324: 1316: 835: 40: 20: 801:"Definition card for: Galiwinku Dolerite" 1262:by the Chooky Dancers of Elcho Island". 1089: 1043: 1031: 1019: 824:Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU) 737: 805:Australian Stratigraphic Units Database 718: 550:Melbourne International Comedy Festival 414:97.7% of people were born in Australia. 1120:"A Pictorial History of ELCHO ISLAND" 772: 760: 725: 7: 1593: 787: 610:, also in the Wessel Islands group. 383:A "subsurface radial dyke swarm" of 64: 1169:Australian Broadcasting Corporation 924:Slingsby, Lisa (10 December 2019). 198:. According to J. C. Jennison, the 520:, has been working at the school. 479:Traffic management and local roads 46:NASA Geocover 2000 satellite image 14: 1626:Islands of the Northern Territory 1346:Islands of the Northern Territory 1592: 1581: 1580: 1237:(1). 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The song was later covered by 461:Environmental and waste services 178:) is an island off the coast of 63: 56: 1631:Pre-1606 contact with Australia 1181:Australian Bureau of Statistics 1207:Karp, Danuta (February 1987). 542:Art Gallery of New South Wales 1: 1006:National Museum of Australia 904:East Arnhem Regional Council 853:East Arnhem Regional Council 667:George Rrurrambu Burarrwanga 598:Discovery of an ancient coin 583:and senior custodian of the 449:Children and family services 434:East Arnhem Regional Council 206:, who called themselves the 673:Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu 482:Youth, sport and recreation 440:Aged and disability service 276:Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu 1647: 875:"Find a library in the NT" 589:Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi 573:Mavis Warrngilna Ganambarr 476:Local emergency management 234:Geography and demographics 224:Methodist Overseas Mission 1576: 1351: 1139:Bauer, Anastasia (2014). 692:Australian Aboriginal art 491:Shepherdson College is a 82: 51: 39: 1266:(61). 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Northern Territory

Elcho Island is located in Northern Territory
Coordinates
11°55′S 135°48′E / 11.92°S 135.80°E / -11.92; 135.80
LGA(s)
Unincorporated area
Territory electorate(s)
Mulka
Federal division(s)
Lingiari
traditional owners
Arnhem Land
Northern Territory
Wessel Islands
Yan-nhaŋu
Norman Tindale
Aboriginal
Dhuwal
Methodist Overseas Mission
Milingimbi
Arafura Sea
Howard Island
lingua franca
Djambarrpuyngu
outstations
Inglis Island
Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Gawa
Yolngu Matha

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