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词条 Yiyili Community
释义

  1. History

  2. Native title

  3. Town planning

  4. Education

  5. Governance

  6. External links

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Yiyili is a small Aboriginal community, located 110 km west of Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Halls Creek.

History

Yiyili Community was established in 1981 with the purchase of Louisa Downs Station by the Louis Downs Pastoral Aboriginal Corporation. The community was developed on land excised from the Station pastoral lease. Louisa station, is still owned and operated by Yiyili community members under the Louisa Downs Pastoral Aboriginal Corporation.

Native title

The community is located within the Registered Gooniyandi Combined 2 (WAD6008/00) Native Title claim area.

Town planning

Yiyili Layout Plan No.2 was prepared in accordance with State Planning Policy 3.2 Aboriginal Settlements and was endorsed by the community in 2010. The layout plan map-set and background report can be viewed at Planning Western Australia official site.

Education

Children of school age at Yiyili attend the Yiyili Community School. The school caters for students in kindergarten to Year 10 from Yiyili and the surrounding outstations of Ganinyi, Girriyoowa, Goolgaradah, Kurinyjarn, and Rocky Springs. In 2010 there were 72 students enrolled. A daily bus service operated by the school collects students from other nearby communities including Moongardie 30 km distant. The school provides lunch for students. Students who progress beyond Year 10 attend boarding school in Darwin and other larger towns.

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Yiyili Community Indigenous Corporation (formally Yiyili Community Aboriginal Corporation), incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 27 November 1981.

External links

  • Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20130505232613/http://www.nntt.gov.au/Applications-And-Determinations/Search-Applications/Pages/Application.aspx?tribunal_file_no=WC00/10 Native Title Claimant application summary]
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3 : Towns in Western Australia|Kimberley (Western Australia)|Aboriginal communities in Western Australia

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