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Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock) Local Customs

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camel culture
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  • By willy_wonka on April 21, 2005
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  • smelly camel - Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock)
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    by willy_wonka
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    a really interesting fact i learnt here was that the camel is king. people out here breed the camels, and apparently they are of such hardyness and resiliance that they are exported to arabian countries for around $600 AUD per head. even though they originally came from arabic countries like egypt, they have since breeded to be super strong and adaptable to the desert. originally bought out to the desert to help on long overland treks, the camel is now more of an extra money earner on the side for the landowners.

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    visit the info centre
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  • By willy_wonka on April 20, 2005
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    by willy_wonka
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    when at the ayers rock resort, be sure to visit the information centre. it has maps, info and a whole lot of cultural and historical information. great fun for kids and adults alike, you can see displays that teach you about how the aboriginals live in such harsh conditions, how animals function and a whole lot of other interesting cool stuff. definitely worth a visit to gain insight into this region.

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    Enjoy an ancient Art Gallery
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  • By ATXtraveler on April 2, 2006
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  • Sarah and the Mutitjulu! - Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock)
    Sarah and the Mutitjulu!
    by ATXtraveler
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    Sarah and I enjoyed the cultural walk around the base of Uluru, and one of the most interesting views was in the cave structures where there were paintings that could be as old as 20,000 years (this is based on the fact that some of the drawings have been tested to have no carbon life of their own as it had been absorbed by the rock itself).

    One of the sad things however is that some of the early tour guides used to carry buckets of water to "remove the dust" from the paintings, which of course did nothing but remove some of the art with each bucket sprayed.

    The paintings shown here are part of the Mutitjulu walk, very close to the watering hole.

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  • Website: http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/uluru/activities.html

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    Local Uluru Lolly Shop
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  • By ATXtraveler on April 2, 2006
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  • Luke's Berry Farm - Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock)
    Luke's Berry Farm
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    One of the local customs in Uluru is obviously to live off the land. Although European settlers have moved right in, there is still an Aboriginal community here, and their customs are being passed on to the tourists of the area here, mostly by the tour guides like ours from AAT Kings, Luke. Luke was nice enough to share with me the original lolly store, which comes right off the vine.

    It was a small berry that looked very similar to a blueberry, but was nice enough to taste like bark. I still bit right into to it to enjoy the flavor of the outback.... but let me be your guinea pig... unless you are starving, pass on this one!

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    REFRAIN from taking photos for parts of Uluru!
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  • By xuessium on March 21, 2005
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  • There are many Aboriginal sacred sites in and around Uluru. The authorities have placed signs all around these sites, advising tourists and hikers to respect Aboriginal culture and sensitivities by not taking photos at these locations. Please do your part as a responsible traveler - respect the wishes of the local people.

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    Nganana Tatintja Wiya - "We Never Climb"
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  • Updated By grkboiler on December 17, 2004
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    Uluru is very sacred to the Anangu people. Although it is open for everyone to climb, they ask that out of understanding and education you do not climb the rock and respect their culture and religion.

    The Aboriginal people themselves do not climb the rock, and feel terrible when people get injured as visitors to their land.

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  • Website: http://www.deh.gov.au/parks/uluru/no-climb/index.html

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    No pictures, please!
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  • Updated By Myndo on December 12, 2004
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  • This time the "no picture available" on the left side is right.

    The Aboriginal people do not want to be photographed.
    No, that is actually not quite right.

    In the visitor Centre you can find a lot of pictures showing Aboriginal people. But on some of them have been stuck papers.

    The explanation for this you can also find there. On the paper is written: this Aboriginal is recently deceased. The picture has been stuck over with paper, in honor to the aboriginal culture, not to exhibit pictures (and names) of the death, so they can find their peace.

    So you could make a picture, but if the person dies, you must erase the picture. (and how could you know of that, so better leave it).
    It is also forbidden to take pictures or make videos in the surrounding of he visitor centre.

    Nothing should be left of the person, nothing reminding of him or her, no pictures and no names, because if you always remember the person, you kind of keep the ghost here on earth and it can not move on.

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    Donīt take any stones
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  • By Myndo on May 9, 2005
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  • As in other national parks all over the world you are also advised here not to take any stones with you.
    Not only because they fear the tourists would transport half of the Uluru away, no.
    It is also bad luck to do so.

    In the visitor centre they have a corner where they show you the stones people have taken with them home and later sent back ... because they suddenly felt uneasy about it. In the letters they sent with the stones they write of the bad luck they had since having the stone...
    So to get rid of the bad luck they returned the stones.

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    Maku
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  • Updated By Hewer on July 24, 2004
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  • Eating maku - Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock)
    Eating maku
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    If you`re lucky, you might get into a situation where you can try `maku`. This is the Pitjantjatjara word for witchetty grub.

    The standard line for unusual culinary fare is "Well, it tastes like chicken"... not in this case! It`s like a mix between egg and peanut butter.

    NB: If you're given a choice, try it cooked. The texture is better :-)

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    Don't call it Ayer's Rock
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  • Updated By Paulie_D on September 6, 2004
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  • It's not as dry as you think - Uluru National Park (Ayers Rock)
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    The Aboriginal peoples of Australia have, quite rightly, asserted their claim to an ancient land / monument.

    As such you are strongly advised to refer to it as ULURU whenever speaking about it.

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