Pukatja, South Australia
Pukatja (Ernabella) | |
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Pukatja (Ernabella) | |
| Coordinates: 26°17′12″S 132°07′59″E / 26.286773°S 132.13302°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | South Australia |
| Region | Far North |
| LGA | |
| Established | c. 1938 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 676 m (2,218 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 412 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 0872 |
| Mean max temp | 26.8 °C (80.2 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 11.8 °C (53.2 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 274.3 mm (10.80 in) |
Pukatja (formerly Ernabella, Pitjantjatjara: Anapala) is an Aboriginal community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands in South Australia, comprising one of the six main communities on "The Lands" (the others being Amata, Pipalyatjara, Fregon/Kaltjiti, Indulkana and Mimili).
Established as a Presbyterian mission in 1937 with enlightened practices which maintained the Pitjantjatjara language at the school and church services, Ernabella was handed over to the community in 1974 and was later named Pukatja. Ernabella Arts is Australia's oldest continuously running Indigenous art centre.