Why is Uluru important to the Aboriginal people?
The Aboriginal people (the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people who call themselves Anangu) are the traditional owners of Uluru.
The Aboriginal people (the Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara people who call themselves Anangu) are the traditional owners of Uluru.
It is a very important landmark to them because their life revolves around Tjukurpa (also called the Dream time). They believe that beings such as humans, animals and plants travelled across the land and created the world. At this time the world was flat. They believe that the beings rose up and ventured across the land leaving behind marks such as mountains, rivers and other features like Uluru. There are many stories which tell of beings that journeyed from other parts of Australia and then met in the middle which formed Uluru. Uluru is a part of many of the Aboriginal people's stories which have been passed down from generation to generation so it is a very important landmark to them Because Uluru is very important to them they try to protect it from people that try to harm it.