IGA WARTA, LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN FLINDERS RANGES, SOUTH AUSTRALIA PROVIDES AUNIQUE “ONCE IN A LIFETIME” EXPERIENCE. THE CULTURAL AWARENESS PROGRAM INCLUDESALL MEALS, ACCOMMODATION, TOURS AND TRANSPORT TO EACH AREA OF TEACHING.

IGA WARTA

IGAWARTA

IGAWARTA

IGAWARTA

the place of the native orange

Iga Flower. Photograph courtesy Gayle Mather

IGA WARTAIga Warta offers a unique opportunity for visitors toexperience Adnyamathanha culture, living, sharing andlearning in an Aboriginal community setting.

Iga Warta means native orange in Yura Ngawarla, thelanguage of the Adnyamathanha people – thetraditional owners of the area. Iga Warta is set amongstthe magnificent mountains of the Northern FlindersRanges and is owned, managed and staffed byAboriginal people.

The owners of Iga Warta are following the dreams oftheir Elders to offer a cultural tourism experience as apositive way to share their culture and their land toraise awareness of the Adnyamathanha culture.Iga Warta is located about 700km north of Adelaide.Access is mainly by sealed roads, with an 80km sectionof unsealed road.

In addition, Iga Warta is an award winning centre forculture and food. It has been awarded the 2001 SAGreat Regional Award – Highly commended in theTourism Category. Also, National Winner of the GourmetTraveller 2002 Jaguar Awards for Excellence forGastronomic Travel and Winner of the 2002 YellowPages SA Tourism Awards for Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Tourism.

LEARNING FROM ADNYAMATHANHA PEOPLEAt Iga Warta, the cultural tourism centre is the naturalenvironment. The land is interpreted through theAdnyamathanha culture and the mountains, plants,animals and ancient painting sites provide the ancientliving culture of the area.

Experience the Yura Muda* of the Adnyamathanhapeople and get a feel for this beautiful country. Walkthis traditional land, taste the bush tucker and absorbthe culture.

*Yura Muda - the Land is like a book,we are taught by our Elders from theLand. They share their knowledge ofthe journey of our creators and howthey shaped and formed the Yarta‘ Land’ physically, spiritually andenvironmentally. Yura Muda dictatesto the Adnyamathanha people theconcepts of ‘Rules for Living’, the‘Environment’ and the ‘SpiritualWorld’. Through the Muda it dictatesto us who we are, where we belongand how we behave.

WHAT WE CAN OFFERMai (food)We offer the visitor a unique culinary experience withthe use of our traditional bush tucker prepared andcooked in the traditional ways, and adding a multi-cultural mix with dishes such as kangaroo lasagne ormeatloaf a specialty. We have won the Gourmet Traveler2002 Jaguar Award for Excellence in Gastronomic Travel.This award recognises the wealth of knowledge passedon to us by our mother, an excellent cook. With 11children in the family we all had to help. She spentmany hours teaching the girls to cook and we now usethat knowledge as our foundation for the food we offerour visitors today.

Malkaii tourVisit a painting site that has been dated to be 35,000years old and can still be interpreted through the oralhistory of our people that has been handed down fromgeneration to generation.

Ochre PitVisit the ochre pits and learn about the importanceof the ochre, its uses and the significance of thedifferent colours.

Yura Muda (Women’s site) - Men are welcomeVisit a women’s site with one of the Adnyamathanhawomen and learn about traditional as well ascontemporary issues from a woman’s perspectiveincluding the moiety system.

Social History tourVisit sites and listen to what has happened to ourpeople since non-Aboriginal people came to ourcountry. Learn about issues including the Missions,pastoralists, rations and the changes to our people’slifestyles.

Plant and Flora EducationThis tour teaches the visitor about traditional plantuse in terms of food and medicine and they have theopportunity to taste foods in season. Over 30 plantsare interpreted in this tour.

CampfiresOur campfire experiences include story telling, singingand the sharing of Adnyamathanha culture, as well assupper of damper (cooked in the fire in the traditionalAdnyamathanha way), with urti (quandong) jamand billy tea.

IGA WARTA - CULTURAL AWARENESS PACKAGES

Option A - 2 nightsMinimum of 16 and maximum of 20 persons*Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday morning

• All Meals• Malkaii (cave paintings)• Yura Muda (Women’s site) - Men are welcome• Plant and Flora Education• Social History• Cookout• Camp Fire• Reconciliation Awareness• Language and Pronunciation• Information CD

Costing$6000 flat fee for Cultural Awareness Program and$250 pp for individual or spouse attendance

*Smaller groups catered for. Price on application

Option B - 3 nightsMinimum of 16 and maximum of 20 persons*Friday night, Saturday, Sunday & Monday morning

• All meals• Malkaii (cave paintings)• Ochre pit• Yura Muda (Women’s site) - Men are welcome• Plant and Flora Education• Social History• Cookout• Camp fire• Reconciliation Awareness• Language and Pronunciation• Information CD

Costing$7500 Flat fee for Cultural Awareness Program and$300 pp for individual or spouse attendance

*Smaller groups catered for. Price on application

Included:• All meals – Lunch, dinner, breakfast, morning tea.

Iga Warta is renowned for its magnificent food,consisting of bush tucker and tradition cooking.All dietary needs can be catered for with sufficientprior notice

• Accommodation is in shared tents (2 people)with swags, sleeping bags and pillows supplied

• Two Cabins, two Bunkhouses and two DeluxeSafari Tents are available at extra cost

• Hot showers and toilet facilities• Tours, guides & program components• Swimming pool and playground

A shop provides snacks, tourist informationand general items for sale.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & BOOKINGS

Iga Warta, via Copley South Australia 5731

Tel (08) 8648 3737Fax (08) 8648 3794E-mail enquiries@igawarta.comWeb www.igawarta.com

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