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Australia's **Northern Territory** borders Western Australia to the west (129th meridian east), South Australia to the south (26th parallel south) and Queensland to the east (138th meridian east). It covers one-sixth of Australia's land mass and has a fairly low population.

FYI - [|@AustraliaGreat] spotlights NT on Fridays. [|More info on Google+] Twitter list: https://twitter.com/AustraliaGreat/lists/ntgreat

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Planeta.com
http://planeta.com/garma2017

Headlines
[|labor-wins-nt-election-in-landslide] [|Indigenous corporation wins $65m bailout over Ayers Rock Resort] [|Crocodiles to weather events: The long list of potential killers awaiting you in the Northern Territory] [|Push for private resorts in Northern Territory parks to attract more visitors] [|'Nothing is impossible to those who see the invisible'] [|Greater consistency needed to protect sacred sites] [] [] []

Aboriginal Arts Funding Cuts
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Recommended listening
[|Territoriana: Flag] - There are many things that set Territorians apart, and somewhere up the top of the list is their flag. It’s both well-designed and really progressive, and incredibly popular too. [|Teenage years of the Northern Territory] - Andy Bruyn remembers the good old times—and the not so good old times of the NT. The place has passed its teenage years, so he says, and is well on the way to maturity. [|Yuendumu Men's Museum] - A unique museum in central Australia has been restored and re-opened after being abandoned for many years. [|Centenary of the Northern Territory] - Historian Jack Cross and journalist Nicolas Rothwell discuss the history of the Northern Territory. [|NT Centenary: race relations] - On the first day of 1911, the Commonwealth took control of the Northern Territory. The town we now know as Darwin was founded in 1869. A few years later with the completion of the Overland Telegraph line Darwin was linked to Adelaide and the southern part of the continent. It's estimated that around this time the population ratio of Aboriginal people to non-Aboriginal people was 20 to 1. The relationship between the two groups over the past 100 years created a distinct chapter in Australia's history. [|Red dust travelers] - outback travel has become now a rite of passage for young and old, an adventure from which many people define their Australianness. [|No ordinary piece of bush: the high price of Coronation Hill] - The fight over mining at Coronation Hill was fought by Aboriginal people and mining interests, politicians and environmentalists, lawyers and anthropologists. [|Tales from the Tinny] - Looks a bit fishy, sounds a bit fishy ... smells? Very fishy! ([|Facebook]) [|The rivers project] - We're winding our way today along two kinds of river: the real river and its environment and people, the Daly River in the Northern Territory; and the imagined or remembered river. [|The Northern Territory - growth without development] - [|download] [|Fairweather's Darwin] - In 1952 artist Ian Fairweather built a raft from post-war rubble he found on Darwin's Dinah beach. Three aircraft drop tanks gave his alarming contraption just enough buoyancy to make it across the Timor Sea. It was a completely bizarre journey that captured the imagination of a generation and marked Darwin forever. [|Arnhem Land women welcome tourism to country] - Welcome to My Country is a positive tale of cultural richness and learning

[|Shellie Morris and the Borroloola Songwoman] - Shellie Morris has completed a new album with the Borroloola Songwoman sung in the threatened Yanyuwa language

[|Gawurra] - Gawurra is the latest singing sensation from the Northern Territory. His brand new album is Ratja Yaliyali.

Recommended Viewing
[|No Accounting] - The Jawoyn people of the Northern Territory own and manage some of Australia's most picturesque and archeologically rich landscapes. Granted a history-making land title claim centred on the famous Katherine Gorge, the Jawoyn Association set up tourist ventures and negotiated mining royalty deals. For many it was seen as a role model for self determination in action. But three years ago the Association's financial position began to crumble. Last year it came close to insolvency. The question is why?

Facebook
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Periscope
https://www.periscope.tv/CrocCoveDarwin

Twitter
[|@AusOutbackNT] [|@AndyRalphKakadu] [|@Darwinfestival] [|@1057darwin] [|@YothuYindiFound] [|@MTB_TheAlice] [|@InjalakArts] [|@WestArnhem] [|@TheNTNews] [|@munupiarts]

Hashtag
[|#NTAustralia]

⚡️ [|#garma2017]
 * Moments**

YouTube
[|Australia's Outback] [|Kakadu Culture Camp]

wikipedia
[|Northern Territory] [|Top End] [|Todd River] [|Gulf_of_Carpentaria] [|Barkly_Tableland] [|Albert_Namatjira] [|Geoffrey_Gurrumul_Yunupingu]

Editing
[|Alice Springs] [|Kakadu] [|Uluru]

ITBW Award
[|Kakadu Culture Camp] (2010 finalist)

Tourism Portals
[] [] - [|Facebook] [|@AusOutbackNT] []

Travel Companies
https://www.nitmiluktours.com.au - [|@AusNitmilukNT]

Government
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Aboriginal Art
http://injalak.com - [|@InjalakArts]

Parks
Indigenous Protected Area in the NT is the largest piece of land ever put aside for conservation in Australia. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/tanami-desert-indigenous-reserve-bigger-than-tasmania.htm [|Huge national park declared in Northern Territory]

Umbrawarra Gorge http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/parks/find/umbrawarragorge

Butterfly Gorge http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/parks/find/butterflygorge

Nitmiluk National Park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitmiluk_National_Park

Events

 * July 1** [|Territory Day] [|#TerritoryDay]


 * August 7-24** [|Darwin Festival] - [|@Darwinfestival] (Darwin)

[] http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGarmaFestival [|Garma_Festival_of_Traditional_Cultures] [|@YothuYindiFound] https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garma-festival/id1006396674?mt=8
 * July 31- August 3** [|Garma Festival] is a leading cultural exchange event, held annually at remote Gulkula, a traditional meeting ground in Arnhem Land. The Garma Festival has been described as a "nationally significant, intimate, spectacular celebration of cultural traditions and practices – dance, song, music, and art – and the annual venue for a major Key Forum on Indigenous issues."

Alice Springs
alice springs

Davenport Range National Park
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Indigenous Peoples
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[|Australians lack Indigenous knowledge: survey] A new survey shows most Australians feel they do not know anywhere near enough about Indigenous culture. The research, commissioned by Tourism NT, indicates 80 percent of adults admit they know little or nothing about Indigenous culture. It also reveals that almost all parents with children under 18 want their children to learn about it. The Northern Territory Government is promoting home-grown Indigenous tourism

[|Yothu Yindi's Tribal Voice] - In 2001, Yothu Yindi's 'Treaty' was named one of the top 30 Australian songs of all time. But how much do we know about the song and its many layers of meanings? Aaron Corn from the Australian National University has worked closely with the band, and he explains the sacred Yolngu traditions of northeast Arnhem Land that underpin many of Yothu Yindi's songs.

[|Yothu Yindi] [|Yolngu] [] [] [] [] - []

http://www.aapant.org.au

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanyuwa_language

http://www.cdu.edu.au/laal The** Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages ** is a digital archive of endangered literature in Australian Indigenous languages of the Northern Territory. This is a // ** living archive ** //, with connections to the people and communities where the books were created. This will allow for collaborative research work with the Indigenous authorities and communities. ** Click on the map to enter the archive. **

https://www.facebook.com/laalanguages https://twitter.com/living_archive

Central Land Council
The Central Land Council is a representative body governed by 90 Aboriginal people elected from communities in the southern half of the Northern Territory.

https://www.clc.org.au

https://www.clc.org.au/media-releases http://walyaku.org.au

Arnem Land
[] [] - [|Facebook] [|Northern Land Council] [|tide times for Cahill's Crossing] [] http://pool.abc.net.au/media/mt-borradaile-arnhem-land-nt

Bilingual education using Aboriginal culture and language http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-01/trail-blazing-aboriginal-bilingual-maths-program-revisited/8134998 [|@AnnaSalleh2011][|@RadioNational]

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Barunga
The Barunga Festival is a community festival celebrating community life through sport, music, traditional arts and culture.

Booroloola
850 kilometers southeast of Darwin. [|Singing Saltwater Country] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borroloola,_Northern_Territory [] http://www.tourismtopend.com.au/regions/borroloola-a-the-gulf-region

Cape Crawford
http://www.capecrawfordtourism.com.au http://www.capecrawfordtourism.com.au/lost-city [|@lostcity] https://plus.google.com/106842984077167962517/posts http://www.youtube.com/capecrawford [|Lost City - Flickr]

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Djelk Indigenous Protected Area
[|Aboriginal groups short-changed on conservation funds] The Djelk Indigenous Protected Area will cover close to 700,000 hectares**.** One of the largest conservation areas anywhere in the world has been created in the Northern Territory. This globally significant conservation corridor adjoining Kakadu National Park links the Stony Inland Escarpment of the Arnhem Land Plateau to the coast. It's part of a Federal Government plan to spend $50 million over the next five years increasing the spread of Indigenous Protected Areas by 40 percent.

Finke Gorge National Park / Palm Valley
http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/find/finkegorge.html http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/australia/3042932/Palm-Valley-Australias-Jurassic-Park http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Valley_%28Northern_Territory%29 http://www.palmvalleytours.com.au

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Kakadu
kakadu

Guratba ( Coronation Hill) is a sacred site of importance to the [|Jawoyn people]who believe it to be the resting place of the creator being Bula. 13.58774º S 13º 35' 15.86" 132.6051º E 132º 36' 18.31 [|Gagudju Cooinda Lodge] [|Gagudju Dreaming Home Page]
 * Coronation Hill**

The site is known as Karlu Karlu to the land's Aboriginal traditional owners and is located south of Tennant Creek area of Northern Territory. The other name is the Devil's Marbles Conservation Reserve
 * Karlu Karlu Conservation Reserve**

[|Devils Marbles Conservation Reserve] [] []

Katherine
Katherine is located 320 kilometers (200 miles) southeast of [|Darwin] and 1185 kilometers (736 miles) from [|Alice Springs]. Often called the 'Crossroads of the North' because of its location, Katherine is the fourth largest town in the Northern Territory and is located 312 km southeast of Darwin on the Katherine River, which flows down from the Katherine Gorge (Nitmiluk National Park). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine,_Northern_Territory [|Katherine Town Council] [|The Katherine Regional Tourist Association] [] [] http://en.travelnt.com/explore/katherine.aspx http://www.visitkatherine.com.au http://www.abc.net.au/katherine

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Lajamanu
[|Indigenous students create their own podcast featuring Warlpiri language] []

Maningrida
Maningrida is located 500 kilometers east of Darwin and 300 kilometers north east of Jabiru. It is on the North Central Arnhem Land coast of the Arafura Sea, on the estuary of the Liverpool River. Maningrida is one of the only Aboriginal communities that didn't begin life as a mission station. It's about 300 kilometres east of Darwin and is nestled right on the edge of the Arafura Sea. It has an Aboriginal population of about 900 in the dry season, which increases to 1200 in the wet and there are at least 8 language groups at Maningrida; in fact some would put the estimate at 16 language groups. The community at Maningrida has a long history of trade with Indonesia and its' art gallery features some of Australia's best artists. [|CLASSIC LNL: Maningrida] http://www.maningrida.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maningrida,_Northern_Territory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnhem_Land

Melville Island
http://munupiart.com https://www.facebook.com/munupi.arts https://twitter.com/munupiarts

Palmerston
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Papunya
Papunya is located about 250 kilometers west of [|Alice Springs] in the Northern Territory.The principal language spoken at Papunya is Pintupi-Luritja, with Warlpiri, Arrernte and English being widely used as second languages. Papunya is well known as the birthplace of the Western Desert painting movement and is one of the most Lutheran towns in Australia. Papunya is on restricted Aboriginal land and requires a permit to enter or travel through. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papunya,_Northern_Territory] [|http://www.aboriginal-art.com/desert_pages/papunya_intro.html]

Tiwi Islands
[|Footy on the Tiwi Islands] In the Tiwi Islands (80 km north of Darwin) they say that football is a religion. [|Tiwi_Islands] [|Tiwi art and culture] - The people of the Tiwi Islands, just off Darwin, are famous for two things: a strong sense of identity, and an extraordinary artistic capability and output.

Uluru
uluru

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[|Willowra]

[|Willowra]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/10/27/time_warp_technology_in_a_remote_aboriginal_community/

Eco Links
The Territory Government's $34 million [|Northern Territory Climate Change Policy] is a comprehensive action plan to combat climate change. []

Tourism Industry
[|Indigenous Tourism Development] The development of indigenous tourism products and experiences is a core part of Tourism NT’s overall approach to tourism development. Indigenous people make up one third of the Territory’s population, own approximately half of the land in the Northern Territory and own a majority of the national parks that are jointly managed between government agencies and traditional owners. As such, indigenous people are essential stakeholders in developing tourism in the Northern Territory.

In 2007, Tourism NT and Tourism Research Australia commissioned Nielsen Research to investigate visitor experiences and expectations of Indigenous culture in the NT. The following report looks at the expectations, issues and experiences of visitors that participated in this market. • [|Indigenous Cultural Experience Research 2007] (PDF, 521 KB) The following report provides an overview of the market for Indigenous Cultural tourism to the NT. • [|Indigenous Cultural Tourism In Focus] (PDF, 447 KB) In March 2009, Tourism NT commissioned Galaxy research to undertake research on Indigenous culture in Australia. The following report looks at people's knowledge of Indigenous culture, to the importance of indigenous experiences and its relation to reconciliation. • [|Indigenous Cultural Education] (PDF, 241 KB) http://www.tourismnt.com.au/tourism-strategies/indigenous-tourism.aspx The Northern Territory Indigenous Tourism Strategy provides a framework for maximising that competitive advantage. The Strategy is being implemented by a team of Indigenous Destination Development staff overseen by an Indigenous Strategic Tourism Reference Group that meets quarterly to discuss progress.
 * Indigenous Tourism**
 * [|2004 NT Indigenous Tourism Strategy] (PDF, 1.5MB)

Growing consumer awareness about the contribution of travel to climate change means tourism businesses need to consider ways to become more environmentally sustainable and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The following report investigates how these goals can be achieved. • [|Green Tourism] (PDF, 217 KB) • [|International Volunteer Tourism] (PDF, 296 KB) Looks at wildlife and birdwatching tourism • [|Wildlife and Birdwatching In Focus] (PDF, 258 KB)
 * Green Tourism**
 * Volunteer Tourism**
 * Wildlife and Birdwatching**

http://www.denisegoodfellow.com.au

The [|Brolga Northern Territory Tourism Awards (Brolga Awards)]is the official tourism awards program for the Northern Territory. The Brolga Awards recognise and encourage tourism businesses that strive for excellence in every area of their operation.

News
[] - [|@TheNTNews]

Markets
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Wildlife
Salt-water crocs ('Salties) of the Northern Territory are the largest of all living reptiles

References [|Current time in Darwin]

Sports
http://www.cricketfootball.com.au

quotes
If you respect the land, then you will feel the land. Your experience will be one that you cannot get anywhere else in the world. Brian Baruwei, [|Kakadu National Park]

We're born in Kakadu, we live it. We want to share it with you! - Slogan: [|Kakadu Culture Camp]

Territory Trails Podtours
Explore the Northern Territory at your own pace with ABC Local Radio's [|Territory Trails]. Download your free podtour (podcast with a tour!) and immerse yourself in the landscape, history and culture of this unique part of Australia. [|@783Alicesprings]
 * [|Kakadu National Park]
 * [|Litchfield National Park]
 * [|Darwin to Katherine]
 * [|The Red Centre Way]
 * [|West MacDonnell National Park]

Stone Country Festival
The community of Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) in western Arnhem Land, through its traditional Aboriginal owners, welcomes visitors to spend the day in their community and share in the many activities taking place. Gunbalanya is located 320 kilometres east of Darwin and can be accessed via Kakadu National Park.

The Stone Country Festival is an annual event including cultural dancing, scenic flights, painting and weaving demonstrations. Other highlights are a tour of Injalak Hill to view ancient rock art, some of which have been dated at 20,000 years old, and a concert of contemporary Aboriginal music in the evening.

The normal permit that is required to enter Arnhem Land is waived for the Festival and visitors are invited to camp the night, as long as you depart on Sunday morning. Please note that no alcohol can be brought into the community and an entry fee is charged for each vehicle. http://stonecountryfestival.com [] http://www.australiasoutback.com/kakadu-and-arnhem-land/events/stone-country-festival.aspx

Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Recommended reading
[|Top End tourism threatened by climate change]

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Filing
[|http://www.nailsma.org.au] []

[|http://www.rripanguyidaki.com] [|http://www.nyinyikay.com] [|http://gattjirrkfestival.ning.com] [|http://www.goveonline.com] [|http://www.yirrkala.com]

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu [] [|http://www.gurrumul.com] []

Litchfield National Park is100 kilometers southwest of Darwin and each year the park attracts over 260,000 visitors. http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/parks/find/litchfield.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litchfield_National_Park http://www.australiantraveller.com/litchfield/litchfield-national-park-a-photographic-odyssey
 * Litchfield National Park**

Plastic
The NT Government introduced a ban on single use plastic bags. They are the second government in Australia to introduce such a ban.

Previous Events
March 2012 [|Pacific-Asia Indigenous Tourism Conference] - [|Blog] (Darwin) http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2012/03/28/296195_ntnews.html

Larisa Lee
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larisa_Lee http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/documents/JAWOYN2013/Larisa-Lee-Response.pdf

Buzzword Bingo
[|Red Kangaroo] [|Sturt's Desert Rose] Top End [|Wedge-tailed Eagle] Wet Season

Google Hangout
https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/crl233ls0u0t8cd2bjg4b04khts http://www.keenecomms.com/2013/03/keene-achieves-world-first-uses-google-hangout-on-air-to-help-nt-tourism-minister-engage-with-uk-travel-bloggers http://www.keenecomms.com/our-work/tourism-nt-uses-google-hangout-to-engage-with-travel-bloggers [|#NTLive]
 * March 11** [|Northern Territory Webinar]

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March 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMo6t7_bBK8

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Fishing
media type="custom" key="23585738" [|Tales from the Tinny] - Looks a bit fishy, sounds a bit fishy ... smells? Very fishy! ([|Facebook])

Recent Events
(Darwin) http://www.parksandwildlife.nt.gov.au/parks/find/foggdam#.Uks1VWQ4Xbx [|Get Adventurous] (PDF) [|Facebook] - [|@C4oC]
 * October 2-4** [|Snake as Sister Wildlife Tourism Workshop], [|Facebook]
 * May 26-31** [|Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Land and Sea Managers Network]

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