I-Arnhem Land iyindawo yokuhlala yama-Aboriginal engcwele kubantu bayo. Lesi sikhala esihloniphekile nesikhulu empumalanga yeDarwin eNyakatho Territory , enomlando ocebile okufanele uhlonishwe yibo bonke abavakashela leli zwe elingcwele.
Leli zwe liye lajwayele labo abanomlando wendabuko endala emhlabeni wonke, eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-5 000. Izwe le-Arnhem linemisebenzi ehlukahlukene yamasiko ukuze kukhanyise futhi kufundiswe noma yikuphi izivakashi ezifisa ukufunda okuningi mayelana namasiko omphakathi.
Esinye sezizathu zokuthi kungani i-Arnhem Land ibhekwa njengingcwele ngenxa yokuthi lesi sikhala sendawo siyizindawo ezizobekwa kuzo abomdabu basekhaya ukuze badlulise amasiko amasiko esizukulwaneni esilandelayo. Leli shabhu lezinkolelo zamasiko lisezingeni eliphezulu eNyakatho YaseNyakatho, futhi lihlala endaweni engaba amakhilomitha ayizinkulungwane ezingu-97,000. Akumangazi-ke ukuthi likhaya ezindlini eziningi ezithakazelisayo!
Ecebile ngamahlathi amahle nemifula, i-Arnhem Land yindawo ephelele kunoma ubani ozama ukuphuma ehlathini lokhonkolo futhi ahlole inhliziyo yase-Australia yangempela.
I-Arnhem Lands inamapaki amaningi kazwelonke ahloniphayo futhi agubha amasiko asezindaweni zasendulo, kanye nezindawo eziningi zezwe ezihlanganisa amakhosi amaningi. Ukuqoshwa kwamadwala kanye nemidwebo yokwakha amapaki kazwelonke nge-Arnhem Lands kwenza ngempela izivakashi zihlakulele umqondo wangempela wokuzihlanganisa nokwazisa umhlaba.
La mapaki kazwelonke abuye abize ngobuqotho ngenxa yezindaba ezithandwayo ezihambisana nalezi zindawo zomphakathi. Ngokwamukela ubudlelwane obuseduze phakathi kwabakwa-Aboriginals kanye ne-Arnhem Lands, lesi sikhala sinikeza indawo eyihlane futhi enye yolwandle olumangalisayo ishintshe noma yikuphi ukuvakasha okungakucela.
Ngaphandle kwamapaki kazwelonke, esinye isici esiyinhloko se-Arnhem Lands sihlanganisa ubuciko obubukwayo obuvezwa kulo mkhakha wase-Australia. Njengoba ubuciko buvezwa ngaphakathi kwezinhlobo zasendulo nezesikhathi samanje, i-Arnhem Lands inomsebenzi wemasiko wokugubha umhlaba owuzungezayo. Njengoba kucatshangwa ukuthi ingxenye yesine yabantu base-Australia abaMdabu basebenza ngokuzikhandla, akumangazi ukuthi kungani ubuciko obuningi busekelwe kule ndawo. Imidwebo eminingi evezwe ngaphakathi kwe-Arnhem Lands incike ekutheni imithombo yamasiko evela kumaNdiya aseMdabu aseMelika futhi aphefumulelwe iPapunya Tula Art Movement.
Ngaphandle kwezinto ezinhle zobuciko nemvelo ezitholakala ngaphakathi kwe-Arnhem Lands, kunezindawo eziningi ezihlukahlukene zomlando, ezicebile ngokubaluleka. Esinye isibonelo salokhu singabonakala ngaphakathi kweGarig Gunak Barlu National Park ngaphakathi kweNhlonzwa yaseCobourg. Lesi sigaba esikude sase-Australia sihlala kwezinye izindawo zokubhujiswa kwabantu abaqala ukuhlala baseYurophu, kanye nobufakazi bezindawo zokuhlala kuleli zwe, kucacile ukubona ukuthi ubucebile kangakanani.
I-Arnhem Land yindawo enhle ehlala emahlathini angenakubalwa nemifula emangalisayo nemigodi engasempumalanga yeNorthern Territory, inhloko-dolobha yaseDarwin.
Kodwa-ke lapho uvakashela izindawo ezifana neKadadu futhi uhambela empumalanga ku-Ubirr kufanele ubheke kude empumalanga ngaphesheya koMfula i-East Alligator lapho uqala khona u-Arnhem Land, futhi akekho umuntu ongewona u-Aboriginal ovunyelwe ngaphandle kwemvume evulekile.
Ihlelwe futhi ibuyekezwe nguSarah Megginson .