Ngukurr

Ngukurr (/ˈnʊkər/ NUUK-ər, Aboriginal pronunciation: [ŋʊkur]), formerly Roper River Mission (1908−1968), is a remote Aboriginal community on the banks of the Roper River in southern Arnhem Land, Northern Territory.

The community is home to various clans and language groups, with Kriol being the predominant language. The Aboriginal people collectively refer to themselves as Yugul Mangi, and the township is governed by the Yugul Mangi Development Aboriginal Corporation (YMD), representing approximately 200 people across seven clans.

Founded as the Roper River Mission in 1908, the settlement was taken over by the Northern Territory Government's Welfare Department in 1968, and handed over to the community in 1988, at which time it was renamed Ngukurr.