What is the Katiti Aboriginal Land Trust?
Q: What is the Katiti Aboriginal Land Trust?
A: The Katiti Aboriginal Land Trust is a land trust for a block of land in the southwest of the Northern Territory, Australia. It was created through the Katiti Land Claim in 1980 and its owners include Pitjantjatjara, Yankunytjatjara and Luritja people.
Q: Where is Northern Territory Portion 1818 located?
A: Northern Territory Portion 1818 borders the larger Petermann Land Trust area and Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa National Park to the north and west, and two pastoral stations to the east and south: Curtin Springs and Mulga Park. The town of Yulara is excluded from the Land Trusts, and sits between the Katiti block and Uluṟu–Kata Tjuṯa National Park.
Q: Who first wrote about Katiti (Bobbie's Well)?
A: Baldwin Spencer and Francis James Gillen were the first to write about Katiti (Bobbie's Well). They visited it in 1894 on their way to Uluṟu, recording its name as "Kurtitina" (more accurately, Katitinya).
Q: When did Lawrence Wells visit Bobbie's Well?
A: Lawrence Wells visited Bobbie's Well in 1903 during a prospecting expedition.
Q: Who marked Bobbie's Well on maps?
A: Herbert Basedow marked Bobbie's Well on his maps as "Curtyteena".
Q: What does 'Katiti' mean?
A: 'Katiti' means 'Bobbie's Well'. It is a natural spring located about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Lake Amadeus.
Q: How far away from Lake Amadeus is Bobbie's Well?
A: Bobbie's Well is located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of Lake Amadeus.
