Uploaded February 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
This is a place called Gulpi, a popular hunting spot for Aboriginal residents of the community of Ramingining, NT, Australia.
Gulpi is encompassed within the protected "Arafura Wetlands and Surrounds", the largest freshwater ecosystem in eastern Arnhem Land and a significant natural-cultural landscape which entered full listing on the Register of the National Estate in 2001.
Land use patterns in the Arafura Wetlands and Surrounds continue to change with changing circumstances and competing interests. In addition to subsistence and caretaker roles fulfilled by Aboriginal custodians of the estates within the protected region, there are now non-Indigenous recreational and the occasional commercial intrusion into the Goyder-Glyde River estuary system and the wetlands proper.
Invasive weed species including Mimosa and feral animal populations of pig and buffalo threaten the ecological landscape as does the introduced species Rhinella marina (cane toad).
Aboriginal residents of Ramingining community know the wetlands best and are without doubt the best rangers anywhere on the planet for this parcel of wetlands. As soon as infants are able to walk they accompany family on hunting expeditions and begin their hands-on education in learning about the land and all that it sustains, the inter-relationships between clan groups and natural species...
Here little ngarritjan is seen learning the art of hunting for long-neck turtle (Chelodina rugosa). Nearby are another favorite source of protein, magpie geese (Anseranas semipalmata) which gather in waterholes and feast on the corms of Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut, while a herd of cattle owned by Murwangi Corporation graze on grasses and reeds.
Possible commercial enterprises that are owned and sustainably-managed by Yolngu community or family groups include crocodile egg harvesting; trophy hunting of large buffaloes, crocodiles and pigs; barramundi and sport fishing; eco-cultural tourism; small-scale supply of magpie geese, wild pig, buffalo, and other 'bush tucker" to the native foods industry; and supply of quality farm-grown fruit and vegetables to nearby remote communities.
Famed actor David Gulpilil takes his name from this place.
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This is a place called Gulpi, a popular hunting spot for Aboriginal residents of the community of Ramingining, NT, Australia.
Gulpi is encompassed within the protected "Arafura Wetlands and Surrounds", the largest freshwater ecosystem in eastern Arnhem Land and a significant natural-cultural landscape which entered full listing on the Register of the National Estate in 2001.
Land use patterns in the Arafura Wetlands and Surrounds continue to change with changing circumstances and competing interests. In addition to subsistence and caretaker roles fulfilled by Aboriginal custodians of the estates within the protected region, there are now non-Indigenous recreational and the occasional commercial intrusion into the Goyder-Glyde River estuary system and the wetlands proper.
Invasive weed species including Mimosa and feral animal populations of pig and buffalo threaten the ecological landscape as does the introduced species Rhinella marina (cane toad).
Aboriginal residents of Ramingining community know the wetlands best and are without doubt the best rangers anywhere on the planet for this parcel of wetlands. As soon as infants are able to walk they accompany family on hunting expeditions and begin their hands-on education in learning about the land and all that it sustains, the inter-relationships between clan groups and natural species...
Here little ngarritjan is seen learning the art of hunting for long-neck turtle (Chelodina rugosa). Nearby are another favorite source of protein, magpie geese (Anseranas semipalmata) which gather in waterholes and feast on the corms of Eleocharis dulcis, the Chinese water chestnut, while a herd of cattle owned by Murwangi Corporation graze on grasses and reeds.
Possible commercial enterprises that are owned and sustainably-managed by Yolngu community or family groups include crocodile egg harvesting; trophy hunting of large buffaloes, crocodiles and pigs; barramundi and sport fishing; eco-cultural tourism; small-scale supply of magpie geese, wild pig, buffalo, and other 'bush tucker" to the native foods industry; and supply of quality farm-grown fruit and vegetables to nearby remote communities.
Famed actor David Gulpilil takes his name from this place.
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