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in daily life and in ceremony
      •      strengthening family relationships by visiting relatives in other communities

      •      raising strong children and ensuring that knowledge is passed onto the next generation

    Tjukurpa is the foundation of Aṉangu caring for country and includes:

      •      finding water and bush foods

      •      learning about, collecting and using bush medicines, food and seeds

      •      hunting and gathering certain foods at the right times of the year

      •      visiting country and keeping it alive, through stories, ceremony and song

      •      cleaning and protecting waterholes

      •      traditional burning techniques

      •      visiting and protecting sacred sites

      •      keeping visitors, Aṉangu men and women safe

      •      keeping the Muṯitjulu Community (home to many Aṉangu) private and safe

      •      keeping women away from men's sites and keeping men away from women's sites

      •      old men passing on knowledge and teaching stories to young boys and men

      •      old women passing on knowledge and teaching stories to young girls and women

      •      putting roads, park facilities and infrastructure in proper places so that sacred places are safeguarded

      •      teaching visitors including park staff and other Piṟanpa how to observe and respect Tjukurpa

                                      Part A – About Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park 7

      World Heritage listing

      Iritinguru, titutjarangku Aṉangu tjutangku kanyilkatiningi ngura Tjukurpa pulka tjara nyangatja.
      © Sammy Wilson

      Since the beginning of time, Aṉangu have continued to hold this place of significant law.

      Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park is listed as a world heritage area due to the combination of ongoing Aṉangu cultural traditions, and the park's outstanding natural features. The park was first inscribed on the World Heritage List for its natural values in 1987 and was subsequently re-inscribed for its cultural values in 1994. The park meets four criteria of outstanding universal value as set out in the World Heritage Convention (see Appendix C), and is one of only 38 sites listed internationally for both cultural and natural heritage.

      The immense rock formation of Uluṟu and rock domes of Kata Tjuṯa are remarkable geological and landform features that have special significance to Aṉangu under Tjukurpa, Aṉangu law. Uluṟu is a huge, rounded, red sandstone monolith that is 9.4 kilometres in circumference, and rises over 340 metres above the surrounding sand plain. Rock art in the caves around its base provide evidence of the enduring cultural traditions of Aṉangu. About 32 kilometres to the west of Uluṟu lie the 36 steep-sided domes of Kata Tjuṯa. The domes cover an area of 35 square kilometres and rise to a height of 500 metres above the surrounding plains. This area is sacred under Aṉangu men's law and, as such, detailed cultural knowledge of it is restricted.

      The World Heritage values of the park will