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Yuendumu () is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia.〔http://www.bams.nt.gov.au/dtw/bams/public/pdfslaps/slp-198.pdf〕〔(DLGH - Bushtel | Community Search Display )〕 It ranks as one of the larger remote communities in central Australia and has a thriving community of Aboriginal artists. Yuendumu lies 293 km northwest of Alice Springs on the Tanami Track, and is a community largely made up of the Warlpiri and Anmatyerr Aboriginal people, with a population of 817.〔(National Regional Profile : Yuendumu (CGC) (Statistical Local Area) )〕 Yuendumu is located within the Yuendumu Aboriginal Lands Trust area on traditional Anmatyerr and Warlpiri land and includes numerous outstations.〔(DLGH - Bushtel | Community Search Display )〕〔(DLGH - Bushtel | Community Search Display )〕 It was established in 1946 by the Native Affairs Branch of the Australian Government to deliver rations and welfare services.〔Meggitt, 1962:28〕 In 1947 a Baptist mission was established there.〔(Baptists in Australia )〕 By 1955 many of the Warlpiri people had settled in the town. Today, some of the services and facilities available in Yuendumu include three community stores, Yuendumu Mediation Centre, school,〔(Yuendumu CEC )〕 airstrip, swimming pool,〔(Macklin gets out the scissors as Yuendumu pool opens | Crikey )〕 the Warlukurlangu art centre, an Aboriginal media organisation (PAW Media), a church, an elderly people's program, women's centre and safe house. Yuendumu retains links with other Warlpiri communities within the region, including Lajamanu, Willowra and Nyirripi. Yuendumu hosts its annual sports weekend in the first week of August. The event includes football, basketball and softball competitions, attracting teams from other communities around the region. There is also a 'Battle of the Bands' night which showcases local bands. ==Accomplishments== In the early 1980s the Yuendumu Warlpiri elders painted ceremonial designs on canvas, which begun the art movement at Yuendumu.〔(Tradition and Transformation )〕 The first painting there was on the door of the Yuendumu school (which later started the Yuendumu Doors series), painted by P. Japaljarri Stewart and Kumanjayi Japaljarri Sims, who are some of the most well known artists at the community. In 1985 the (Warlukurlangu Artists Association ) was founded at Yuendumu.〔(Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Corporation )〕 Notable artists who have painted with Warlukurlangu include Kumanjayi Nelson Napaljarri, Norah Nelson Napaljarri, Sheila Brown Napaljarri, and Judy Watson Napangardi. Contemporary Indigenous Australian artist Kumanjayi Napaljarri Kennedy was a senior woman at Yuendumu, a member of the community council, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1994, for services to the Yuendumu community. Artist Maggie Napaljarri Ross has received the Order of Australia for her work in establishing the Yuendumu Night Patrol. Warlpiri elders founded the Mt Theo Program in 1993 which has become a model for substance misuse prevention and youth diversion/development in remote Australian communities.〔(Mt Theo Program )〕 In 2007, Johnny Japangardi Miller 'Hooker Creek',〔(It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours )〕 Peggy Nampijimpa Brown〔(It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours )〕 and Andrew Stojanovski〔(It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours )〕 were awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for their efforts in founding the program and 'for service to the community of Yuendumu and the surrounding region of the Northern Territory through programs addressing substance abuse among Indigenous youth'. Yuendumu leaders who were awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001, which commemorates 100 years of Federation and recognises "citizens and other people who made a contribution to Australian society or government" include Wendy Nungarrayi Brown〔(It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours )〕 and Rex Granites.〔(It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours )〕 Yuendumu is the home community of indigenous activist Bess Nungarrayi Price. For over 25 years the community has also been home to PAW Media (formerly Warlpiri Media),〔(Warlpiri Media Association )〕 most famously producing 'Bush Mechanics',〔(Bush Mechanics! )〕〔(ABC TV Documentaries: Bush Mechanics )〕 and also 'Aboriginal Rules'〔(Aboriginal Rules )〕 which explored the social meaning of football in remote communities. Yuendumu is home of the Yuendumu Magpies football team,〔(Under Construction: yuendumumagpies.com )〕 who play in the Central Australian Football League (CAFL) (formerly playing in the Ngurratjuta 'Country' Cup). Yuendumu won the inaugural season of the new Alice Springs competition in 2008.〔http://www.footballcentralaustralia.com/afl-football-alice-springs/premiers 〕 Yuendumu player Liam Jurrah was drafted into the AFL soon after by the Melbourne Football Club.〔(In the red dirt Demon president delivers on promise - RFNews - theage.com.au )〕 Liam is now playing a very exciting brand of footy〔(Just the start for four-goal Jurrah - AFL.com.au )〕 and helping the Melbourne Demons to develop and groom their younger players. Yuendumu Mediation Centre is a forum of Community elders and leaders. Following many complaints of management led bullying of nurses at the government run health centre the issue gained publicity in the NT News http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/bullying-claims-as-remote-nt-health-clinic-ousted/comments-fnk0b1zt-1227023168662 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「Yuendumu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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