Nyapari
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Nyapaṟi is an Aboriginal community in the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia. It is located about 20 km (12 mi) south of the Northern Territory border at the base of the Mann Ranges. The nearby community of Kanpi is 15 km (9.3 mi) to the west.
There are about 50-100 people living there, including a small number of piranpa (non-Aboriginal) people. The residents are mostly
Because both Nyapaṟi and nearby Kaṉpi are small communities, there are only basic services and most of them are shared between the two towns. In Nyapaṟi, there is an art centre and a health clinic. Supplies are delivered once every two weeks, and mail is delivered once per week. The community store is in Kaṉpi.[3]
Both Kaṉpi and Nyapaṟi had their own schools from 1987, but these merged in 1993. The new school, Murputja Education Centre, was built between the two communities, 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Nyapaṟi and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) west of Kaṉpi.[4]
The Tjungu Palya art centre at Nyapari supports the development of a number of artists,
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.References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kanpi – Nyapari – Angatja". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Nyapari". APY Communities. Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Nyapari". Waru. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "Murputja School". Waru. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "About". Tjungu Palya. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Archive". Tjungu Palya. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Our Art Centres". APY Art Centre Collective. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ Marsh, Walter (20 May 2019). "New gallery run for and by Anangu artists opens in Adelaide". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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