Ramingining

History

The community was established in the early 1970s, and became recognised as Aboriginal land with the passage of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976. The place name was registered as an administrative area in 2007. The village, along with nearby Murwangi (formerly Arafura Station, now part of Ramingining Homelands), was the source for many of the actors in the 2006 film Ten Canoes. After the film sparked worldwide interest in Yolngu and Australian Aboriginal culture, a spin-off educational project known as Twelve Canoes was created, in collaboration with the people at Ramingining, which includes a website and twelve short films. The film of the twelve segments was shown on SBS TV in Australia, and has been available online.

Most-observed species

• saltwater crocodile

  Crocodylus porosus Schneider, 1801 · Crocodylia
  354
• Water Buffalo (Feral)

  Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
  348
• Magpie Goose

  Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) · Aves
  296
• Black-necked Stork

  Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  33
• brolga

  Grus rubicunda (Perry, 1810) · Aves
  29
• Whistling Kite

  Haliastur sphenurus (Vieillot, 1818) · Aves
  29
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  21
• Rainbow Bee-eater

  Merops ornatus Latham, 1801 · Aves
  19

Most recent

• M 4.1 — 2022-10-26
  26 km WSW of Milingimbi, Australia