Umhlaba we-Arnhem ngumhlaba wabantu base-Aboriginal abangcwele kubantu bawo. Le ndawo yindawo ehloniphekileyo nenkulu empumalanga yaseDarwin kwiNorthern Territory , enembali enezityebi emele ihlonishwe ngabo bonke abaye bayityelela le ndawo engcwele.
Eli lizwe liye laqhutyelwa ngabantu abanembali yenkcubeko edala kunazo zonke kwihlabathi, iminyaka engaphezu kwama-5 000. Umhlaba we-Arnhem unemisebenzi eyahlukeneyo yenkcubeko ukukhanyisa nokufundisa nayiphi na iindwendwe ezinqwenela ukufunda kabanzi ngekcubeko lobuhlanga.
Esinye sezizathu zokuthi kungani i-Arnhem Land ithathwa njengingcwele ngenxa yokuba le ndawo yendawo iindawo eziqhelekileyo kubahlali base-aboriginals ukugqithisa izithethe zenkcubeko kwisizukulwana esilandelayo. Esi sikhundla sesithethe senkcubeko sikhulu kakhulu kwiNdawo yaseMntla, kwaye ihlala malunga neekhilomitha ezili-97,000 zekhilomitha. Akumangalisi ke ukuba likhaya kwiindawo ezininzi ezintle!
Uzityebi ngamahlathi amahle kunye nemifula, umhlaba weArnhem uyindawo efanelekileyo yokuba umntu ahlasele ihlathi elikrakra le sixeko kwaye ahlole intliziyo yaseAustralia yangaphandle.
Amaziko ase-Arnhem azaliswe iipaki ezininzi zesizwe ezizibonga kunye nokubhiyozela inkcubeko yamandulo yasemhlabeni, kunye neepaki ezininzi zesizwe eziquka iziqu ezininzi. Ukuqoshwa kwamatye kunye nemifanekiso eyenza iipaki zelizwe kunye neArnhem Lands zenza iindwendwe zivelise ingqiqo yokwenene kunye nokwazisa umhlaba.
Ezi ipaki zwelonke zithwala ukubaluleka okunyanisekileyo ngenxa yeendaba ezibuhlungu ezidibeneyo nezi ndawo zikarhulumente. Ngenxa yokuvuma ubudlelwane obuphakathi phakathi kwama-aboriginal kunye ne-Arnhem Lands, le ndawo inika iindawo ezikude kunye nolwandle oluphawulekayo nawuphi na umhenketho onokuyicela.
Ngaphandle kweepaki zelizwe, enye into ebalulekileyo yeArnhem Lands ibandakanya ubugcisa obubonakalayo ngaphakathi kweli candelo lase-Australia. Xa ubugcisa bubekwe kwiifom zangaphambili kunye nexesha langoku, ama-Arnhem Lands anemisebenzi yenkcubeko yokubhiyozela indawo ejikeleze kuyo. Xa sicinga ukuba i-quarter ye-Australia yaseMzansi yaseAustralia iyasebenza ngokuzikhandla, akucaci ukuba kutheni ubuninzi obuninzi busekelwe kule ndawo. Uninzi lwezobugcisa ezivezwe kwiArnhem Lands zixhomekeka kwiinkcubeko ezivela kuma-Australia aseMthonyaleni kwaye ziphefumlelwe ngokusuka kwePapunya Tula Art Movement.
Ngaphandle kwezinto zobugcisa kunye nemvelo yendalo efumaneka kwi-Arnhem Lands, kukho iindidi ezininzi zeembali, ezizityebi ezibalulekileyo. Omnye umzekelo wale nto ungabonwa ngaphakathi kweParig Gunak Barlu National Park ngaphakathi kwePeninsula yaseCobourg. Icandelo elikude laseAustralia likhaya kwezinye iindawo zokubhujiswa kwabemi baseYurophu bokuqala, kunye nobungqina beendawo zokuhlala ngaphakathi kweli lizwe, kucacile ukubona indlela ubucotho bezobugcisa ngayo.
Umhlaba we-Arnhem ngummandla omkhulu ohlala emahlathini amaninzi kunye nemilambo emangalisayo kunye nemigodi ye-gorge esempuma ye-Northern Territory yaseDarwin.
Nangona kunjalo xa ukutyelela indawo ezifana neKadadu kunye nokuya empumalanga ku-Ubirr kunokujonga ngaphaya kweMpuma Alligator uMlambo ukuya apho u-Arnhem Land uqala khona, kwaye akukho mntu ongekho oMthonyama ovunyelwe ngaphandle kwemvume.
Ihleliwe kwaye ihlaziywa nguSarah Megginson .