Alyawarre

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

In 1980 the Alyawarre made 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.

The Utopia community, 250 km north east of Alice Springs, and set up in 1927, is partly on Alyawarre land, partly on land of the Anmatyerre.

Alyawarre of note

• Kathleen Petyarre is an Alyawarre / Eastern Anmatyerre artist
• Ngarla Kunoth who played Jedda in the 1956 Chauvel film of the same name, was from Utopia Station (as it was then known).
• Highly regarded painter M. Pwerle is from Alyawarre and Anmatyerre language groups.
• Elkin Reilly played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL)

Alternative spellings

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

External links

• Central Land Council
• Bibliography of Alyawarre language and people resources, at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
• PARADISEC open-access collection of Alyawarr recordings