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Maningrida is an indigenous community in the heart of the Arnhem Land region of Australia's Northern Territory. Maningrida is located east of Darwin,〔"(MH17: Australian victim Emma Bell cremated in Amsterdam )" ((Archive )). ''ABC Australia''. Sunday 7 September 2014. Retrieved on 22 September 2014.〕 and north east of Jabiru. At the 2006 census, Maningrida had a population of 2,068. It is on the North Central Arnhem Land coast of the Arafura Sea, on the estuary of the Liverpool River. The Kunibídji people are the traditional landowners of this country. The name Maningrida is an Anglicised version of the Kunibídji name Manayingkarírra, which comes from the phrase ''Mane djang karirra'', meaning "the place where the Dreaming changed shape." The town supports a population of 2,600 people, which includes those who live on the 30 homeland centres or outstations around Maningrida. Major players in the town's economic and political life include the "Maningrida Progress Association," the "Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation," and the "Maningrida Arts and Culture" artists' co-op. == History == The township of Maningrida dates back to just after World War 2, Syd Kyle-Little working for the newly formed Native Affairs Department came up with the plan of a trading post to create a self-sufficient aboriginal community, where the trading post became the central meeting point attracting tribes from the interior and surrounding coastal regions. A successful trading post was to stop the drift of aboriginal people leaving their homelands and moving to Darwin, its success would make Maningrida independent and not having to rely on Welfare. Jack Doolan became Syd's cadet patrol officer and together they made first white contact with the aboriginal tribes since a hostile encounter with Mathew Flinders on his circum navigation of Australia. This was converted by Dave and Ingrid Drysdale into a permanent Welfare Department settlement from 1957, partly to quell the post-war migration of Aboriginal people from the Blyth and Liverpool Rivers regions into Darwin. Patrols went out to spread the word and encourage people to move into the settlement. Within a few years, many people from the surrounding area were living in Maningrida. On the night of 24 April 2006 Cyclone Monica, the most severe cyclone ever to strike Australia, passed just to the west of the community. Fortunately the community was spared the full brute force of the category 5 cyclone and infrastructure damage was only light to moderate. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maningrida, Northern Territory」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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