The Burarra people, also referred to as the Gidjingali , are an Aboriginal Australian people in and around Maningrida , in the heart of Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory . Opinions have differed as to whether the two names represent different tribal realities, with the Gidjingali treated as the same as, or as a subgroup of the Burarra, or as an independent tribal grouping. For the purposes of this encyclopedia, the two are registered differently, though the ethnographic materials on both may overlap with each other.
16-429: Burarra may refer to: Burarra people , an ethnic group of Australia Burarra language , an Australian language See also [ edit ] Burara , a genus of butterflies Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Burarra . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
32-531: A team of about 60 volunteers. The centre features several performance spaces used for presentations to the general public and student audiences by Questacon's in-house theatre troupe, the "Excited Particles". The Excited Particles also perform puppet shows for young children. NKRYPT is a sculpture installation outside the Questacon building installed in that consists of eight laser-etched stainless steel poles that each carry an encoded message. This outdoor exhibit
48-524: A website about the "people, land, language and traditional technologies of the Burarra people", called Burarra Gathering . Questacon Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre is an interactive science communication facility in Canberra , Australia. It is a museum with more than 200 interactive exhibits related to science and technology . The National Science and Technology Centre hosts
64-668: Is a partnership between Questacon and the Australian National University . The Science Circus won the Prime Minister's Award for Community Business Partnerships in 2006. Fifteen or sixteen science graduates staff the Science Circus as it travels, bringing lively presentations of science to towns and schools. The Science Circus supports the teaching of science and technology by running practical and fun professional development workshops for teachers. While working for
80-519: Is a prefixing Arnhem land language belonging to the Maningrida family of non- Pama-Nyungan languages . Bururra is spoken by approximately 2,000 people, many of them multilingual. Burarra traditional land covers some 200 square miles (520 km ) on both banks of the Blyth River , for a distance of roughly 20 miles inland. Their eastward extension runs as far as and east to Cape Stewart. Facing
96-399: Is an outreach program of Questacon and is the most extensive science outreach program of its kind. Every year, the Science Circus engages with more than 100,000 people, travels 25,000 kilometres, runs professional development courses for 600 teachers, and visits about 30 remote Indigenous communities as well as hospitals , nursing homes and special schools. The Questacon Science Circus
112-719: The Arafura Sea , their territory also extends to some islands, opposite those of their northern maritime neighbours, the Yan-nhaŋu of the Crocodile Islands . Despite speaking markedly different languages – one prefixing , the other suffixing – the Burarra and the Yan-nhaŋu have strong sociocultural links. Their land adjoins that of the Dangbon (or Dalabon), Nakara (Nagara) and Yolngu peoples. Though neighbours of such Yolngu peoples as
128-671: The Dangbon/Dalabon , Nakara and Yolngu peoples. The ethnonym Burarra means 'those people'. Norman Tindale classified the Gidjingali as being eastern Burarra, speaking a dialect only slightly different from Burarra. Les Hiatt argued in 1965 that they were a distinct "tribe". Others take Hiatt's Gidjingali to be essentially synonymous with Burarra, and the words are used now interchangeably. Tindale considered Burarra to be an exonym applied to them by outsiders, and speculated that their "real" name might be Ngapanga . Burarra
144-502: The Djinang , Burarra marriage practices are markedly at odds with those of the Yolngu. Ian Keen has said that there are five major differences: The Burarra, according to Tindale, consist of five subgroups: Each of the five have a Yirritja/Dua moiety division. Source: Tindale 1974 , p. 222 Questacon , Australia's national science and technology centre in Canberra , has produced
160-659: The Science Circus , each presenter also completes a Masters of Science Communication Outreach through the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University . Coursework includes studies in print media, program evaluation and exhibition design. Every year the Science Circus presenters graduate from the course and a new team are selected. The first team graduated in 1988 and there are now over 300 Science Circus graduates. Graduates have contributed to programs on Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio,
176-599: The Exploratorium in San Francisco. The name 'Questacon' combines two words— 'quest' meaning 'to discover' and 'con' meaning 'to study'. Professor Gore went on to become the founding Director of Questacon and in 2015, he received an Australia Day honour for his service to science. Questacon's current building was given to Australia by Japan for the 1988 Bicentenary , and was opened on 23 November 1988. The Japanese government and business contributed ¥1 billion, half of
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#1732837766066192-736: The Questacon Science Circus which is a science outreach program. Questacon is an interactive science centre that began as a project of the Australian National University (ANU), in spare space at the Ainslie Public School in Canberra. It opened with 15 exhibits and was staffed by volunteers and by the ANU physics lecturer Professor Mike Gore AM . It inspired him to develop Australia's first interactive science centre, based on
208-889: The capital cost of A$ 19.64 million. Questacon was formerly housed at the Ainslie Primary School. The current director is Jo White. She commenced in the role in November 2022, having moved from the Australian Institute of Botanical Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney. Their previous director, Professor Graham Durant AM, retired in August 2021 after holding the role for 19 years. As of 2023, there are 8 galleries: Questacon has around 500,000 visitors per year. The galleries are staffed by 200 paid staff, as well as
224-598: The exhibitions in Canberra, Questacon runs the Questacon Science Circus and Engineering is Elementary nationally and Q2U in the Canberra region. Past outreach programs run by Questacon include the Tenix Questacon Maths Squad , NRMA Roadzone , NRMA Tomorrow's Drivers , Starlab , Questacon Smart Moves , Questacon Science Play , Questacon Science Squad , and a number of programs in remote Indigenous communities. The Questacon Science Circus
240-599: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Burarra&oldid=950668138 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Burarra people According to Norman Tindale , there are five sub-groups of Burarra people: Anbara (or Anbarra ), Marawuraba , Madia , Maringa and Gunadba . The Burraras' closest neighbours are
256-716: Was installed during the Centenary of Canberra in 2013. A prize was offered to the first person to solve one of the puzzles. The Questacon Technology Learning Centre is located at the Royal Australian Mint 's former administration building in Deakin and houses more than 80 staff members. All of the outreach programs and exhibition developers, including researchers, designers, electronics, metal, and wood shop staff are based there. There are also an exhibition area, and spaces for technology workshops and holiday programs. In addition to
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