Aboriginal traditional owners recognised in name change for Flinders Ranges
Flinders Ranges renamed in recognition of traditional Aboriginal owners ABC North and West By Michael Dulaney, Tim Bennett and Carmen Brown 12 Feb 16 The Flinders Ranges National Park has been officially renamed to incorporate the traditional Aboriginal word for the area.
Traditional owner Mark McKenzie confirmed the park was officially renamed Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park in a ceremony on Friday at Wilpena Pound, 430 kilometres north of Adelaide.
The new name incorporates an Adnyamathanha word, Ikara, which means “meeting place” reflecting the traditional name for Wilpena Pound — a natural amphitheatre of mountains forming one of the most prominent features of the Ranges.
I’ll also be thinking of the children in the future, to make sure we remain — as a people — part of the landscape of the Flinders Ranges National Park.
Michael Anderson, traditional owner
Adnyamathanha Traditional Lands Association (ATLA) chairman Michael Anderson said the change recognised the spiritual and cultural significance of the area for traditional owners…….http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-12/flinders-ranges-renamed-in-recognition-of-traditional-owners/7161
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