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According to the spiritual beliefs of the Anangu People, the traditional owners of **Uluru**, there are many important sites around Uluru that are sacred or secret significance. Because of this, the Anangu ask visitors to show respect and **not climb** Uluru, a request that becomes a ban in 2019. Visitors are permitted to walk around the monolith, and that's fine with us.

Uluru rises 348 meters above the plain, more than 860 meters above sea level. Walk right around the base of Uluru, you'll cover the circumference of 9.4 kilometers or 5.8 miles.

Uluru is made up of coarse-grained arkose (a type of sandstone) that was laid down in horizontal layers. These layers eventually hardened, were uplifted and then tilted almost 90 degrees upwards to their present position.

The rock formation is an //Inselberg//– German for ‘island mountain’ – a prominent geological structure that rises from the surrounding plain.

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Official Links
[|Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park] [|Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park Plan of Management] [|Uluru - Kata Tjuta National Park Publications] http://eoi.uluru.gov.au [] [|@Parks_Australia]

Climbing ban in 2019
https://theconversation.com/why-we-are-banning-tourists-from-climbing-uluru-86755 - http://outbounding.org/articles/view/why-we-are-banning-tourists-from-climbing-uluru https://www.clc.org.au/index.php?/media-releases/article/between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-no-more-anangu-close-uluru-climb-at-last https://www.clc.org.au/files/pdf/Sammy_Wilson_statement_on_Uluru_climb.pdf http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-01/uluru-a-history-of-disrespect-atop-the-rock/9107750 http://www.smh.com.au/national/uluru-very-likely-to-close-to-climbers-its-not-a-disney-ride-says-chairman-20171031-gzccjo.html https://twitter.com/i/moments/925571911941103616 [|Uluru climb in Northern Territory should be banned, some tourists say - ABC Online] [|We'll close Uluru] - [|Outbounding] [|Is it 'ludicrous to ban climbers from Uluru?] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-13/should-climbing-uluru-be-banned/7324608 http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/turnbull-government-decides-against-banning-tourists-from-climbing-on-uluru-20160411-go3qso.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-20/uluru-climb-tour-guides-reject-giles-claims/7341800 http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/apr/20/dont-stop-tourists-climbing-uluru-says-northern-territory-chief-minister [|The message is clear: please don't climb Uluru]

Traditional owners have been asking visitors not to climb Uluru since the 1985 handback and signs requesting people reconsider climbing have been in place at the base of the climb area since 1992.

Headlines: Referendum Convention
In May the Referendum/National Constitutional Convention held its meeting in Uluru

Key Links: https://www.referendumcouncil.org.au https://twitter.com/ref_council

[|Mabo lawyer urges 'gutless politicians' to support Uluru decision - The Transcontinental] [|Uluru statement offers up different set of priorities - The Sydney Morning Herald] [] [|Symbolic constitutional recognition off the table after Uluru talks, Indigenous leaders say - ABC Online] [|Constitutional reform rejected by Uluru forum, we'll pursue ... - SBS] [] [] [|Indigenous leaders gather in Uluru for historic Referendum Convention] [|Initial talks begin at Uluru summit] [|First Nations Convention is now underway at Uluru] [] [] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-05/malcolm-turnbull-defends-decision-on-indigenous-recognition/9120252

More Headlines
https://blog-travel.parksaustralia.gov.au/2016/11/01/encounter-culture-at-the-cultural-centre http://www.9news.com.au/National/2016/12/26/14/25/Heavy-rain-shuts-Uluru-National-Park [|Indigenous corporation wins $65m bailout over Ayers Rock Resort] http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/04/14/ulurus-future-has-got-be-us-says-traditional-owner http://news.nirs.org.au/61268-2 - @NatIndigRadio [|Uluru handback 30th anniversary: magnificent pictures of culture - SBS] [] [|Allegations of largest ever 'evaporation' of Indigenous money in Uluru resort deal - ABC Online] [] [|Caring for Uluru wildlife] [] [|Good tour guides make a great impression - Parks Australia] [|Handback – an historic moment] [|Celebrating NAIDOC Week at Uluru] (2013) [|Still as a rock]

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Recommended Listening
[|Climbing Uluru and the sensitivities of tourism] - We discuss what happens when sites of local significance become world famous tourist attractions. Who wins and who loses and what is at stake?

[|Our Spirit Becomes One] - Documentary made for the tenth anniversary in 1995 of the handback of Uluru to the Anangu traditional owners. In the first program, //Our Spirit Becomes One// producer Ursula Raymond speaks with traditional owners and investigates the political drama, heightened by the Northern Territory Government's opposition to the handback. This program won the 1995 Louis St John Johnson Memorial Award for radio journalism.

[|Red Dust Travelers] - Central Australia, the Red Centre, has loomed large in our history, and in our psyche. The desert has often been considered a place to be feared, but it has also attracted curious travellers. Across one decade from 1950 to 1960, suburban Australians first began to venture inland, along dirt tracks into the toughest desert country.

[|To climb, or not to climb?] - Uluru is sacred to the Anangu, the local indigenous people who are responsible for the land. They ask you not to climb through signs and information at the cultural centre. However the choice is yours and the climb itself is only closed in adverse weather or if the Anangu need it for ceremony.

[|Sense of Place: Stephen Page on Uluru] - The creative director of Bangarra shares how Uluru informs his creativity

Audio Tours
[|Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park - Audio tours]


 * Introduction to the park**
 * [|Welcome to the park] | [|Download MP3 (2.48 MB)]
 * [|Walks] | [|Download MP3 (4.48 MB)]
 * [|Cultural Centre highlights] | [|Download MP3 (2.68 MB)]
 * [|Anangu art] | [|Download MP3 (3.87 MB)]


 * Around Uluru**
 * [|Sunrise] | [|Download MP3 (4.21 MB)]
 * [|The landscape - Tali] | [|Download MP3 (3.29 MB)]
 * [|Liru walk - Puti] | [|Download MP3 (3.23 MB)]
 * [|Mala walk - Please don't climb] | [|Download MP3 (6.89 MB)]
 * [|Tjukurpa - Kuniya and Liru] | [|Download MP3 (3.65 MB)]
 * [|Looking at the landscape the Anangu way - Handback/joint management] | [|Download MP3 (4.97 MB)]
 * [|Geology] | [|Download MP3 (9.36 MB)]


 * Around Kata Tjuta**
 * [|Bush food] | [|Download MP3 (2.23 MB)]
 * [|Kata Tjuta] | [|Download MP3 (3.29 MB)]
 * [|Valley of the Winds walk] | [|Download MP3 (2.66 MB)]
 * [|Modern history] | [|Download MP3 (8.97 MB)]

[|The Red Centre Way - Alice Springs ABC]

Wikipedia
[|Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park] [|Monolith]

UNESCO World Heritage Site
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/447

Elsewhere on the Web
[|Sacred Land Film Project] https://eoportal.org/web/eoportal/images/featured-image/-/article/out-of-this-world-ayers-rock-australia

Tours
[|Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia] is owned by the [|Indigenous Land Corporation] (ILC) and handles tourism and resorts on their behalf. "With a strong commitment to social responsibility, all profits from our business activities go towards supporting the ILC's Indigenous programs across Australia."

Voyages Desert Gardens Hotel https://www.ayersrockresort.com.au https://www.ayersrockresort.com.au/experiences/detail/free-daily-activities

Special Dates

 * October 26, 1985** Historic handover leading to joint management of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park by Anangu traditional owners with Parks Australia

Anangu Vocabulary
Malu = Kangaroo Tjulpun-tjulpunpa = pretty wildflowers (pretty but without use) [|Tjukurpa = (foundation of the Anangu culture,][|pronounced ‘chook-orr-pa’)] tjilpi =senior Anangu men wati = junior Anangu men []

Additional Features
[|Traditional owners buy $300m Uluru resort] - The Ayers Rock Resort at Yulara in central Australia has been sold to the Indigenous Land Corporation (ILC) for $300 million. The ILC has announced that contracts have been exchanged with The General Property Trust group to buy the entire resort. The resort, about 450 kilometers south of Alice Springs, includes five hotels, a campground and an airstrip, and employs 670 staff.

[|Review questions Ayers Rock Resort valuation and buy by Indigenous Land Corporation] (December 2013)

[|Uluru to remain open] (Jan 2010) [|Uluru tourists return 'cursed' souvenirs] [|'Sorry' rocks returned to Uluru]

Uluru lies 208 miles (335km) from Alice Springs

Uluru is sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area.

It is visited by up to 500,000 tourists each year.

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Filing Constitutional recognition will be null and void if non-Indigenous Australians continue to ignore what Indigenous Australians are saying

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/21/the-uluru-decision-highlights-whats-so-wrong-with-indigenous-policy