Ramingining, Northern Territory
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Ramingining is a village in Northern Territory, Australia, about 400 km east of Darwin. It is on the edge of the Arafura Swamp in Central Arnhem Land. The population is approximately 675 people (though this varies widely).
The village was estabilished sometime in the 1970s, and became an aboriginal land with the passage of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act of 1976. A written permit is required to visit Ramingining. The airport has a general store, a school, a health clinic (with a full-time nurse). There is a significant housing shortage, though.
Alcohol is banned in Ramingining. It cannot be consumed by residents or visitors. Kava is legally available, and the rate of consumption is high.[1]
Djambarrpuyngu is the main language in Ramingining, though Gupapuyngu and Ganalbingu are also spoken.
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