Alyawarre are an Indigenous Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory

Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...

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In 1980 they lodged a land claim with the Wakaya people, which was handed back to them on 22 October 1992. The size of the land was 2065 km². http://www.clc.org.au/OurLand/lrn/wakaya_alyawarre.asp

The Utopia community

Utopia, Northern Territory

Utopia is an Aboriginal homeland formed in November 1978 by the amalgamation of the former Utopia pastoral lease with a tract of unalienated land to its north. It covers an area of 3500 square kilometres, transected by the Sandover River, and lies on a traditional boundary of the Alyawarra and...

, 250 km north east of Alice Springs

Alice Springs, Northern Territory

Alice Springs is the second largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. Popularly known as "the Alice" or simply "Alice", Alice Springs is situated in the geographic centre of Australia near the southern border of the Northern Territory...

, and set up in 1927, is partly on Alyawarre land, partly on land of the Anmatyerre

Anmatyerre

Anmatyerr, are an Indigenous Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory. They are from an area near Arnka , Arwerlt Atwaty Anmatyerr, are an Indigenous Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory. They are from an area near Arnka (Mount Leichhardt),...

. http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/may1999/kng-m07.shtml

Alyawarre of note

• Ngarla Kunoth who played Jedda
  Jedda
  Jedda was the last movie made by the Australian filmmaker Charles Chauvel. The film is most notable for being the first to star two Aboriginal actors in the leading roles, and also to be the first Australian film shot in colour...
  
   in the 1956 Chauvel film of the same name, was from Utopia Station (as it was then known).
• Highly regarded painter M. Pwerle
  Minnie Pwerle
  Minnie Pwerle was an Australian Aboriginal artist...
  
   is from Alyawarre and Anmatyerre
  Anmatyerre
  Anmatyerr, are an Indigenous Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory. They are from an area near Arnka , Arwerlt Atwaty Anmatyerr, are an Indigenous Australian people, or language group, from the Northern Territory. They are from an area near Arnka (Mount Leichhardt),...
  
  language groups.

Alternative spellings

Iliaura, Illiaura, Iljaura, Ilyaura, Ilyowra Illyowra, Illura, Aliawara, Alyawara, Alyawarra, Ilawara, Jaljuwara, Yalyuwara, Alyawarr, Aljawarra.

External links

• Central Land Council