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Little children are sacred

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AuthorNorthern Territory Board of Inquiry into the
Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse
Year2007
TitleAmpe Akelyernemane Meke Mekarle: ‘Little Children are Sacred’: Report of the Northern Territory Board of Inquiry into the Protection of Aboriginal Children from Sexual Abuse
PublisherNorthern Territory Government
NotesThe title “Ampe Akelyernemane Meke Mekarle” is derived from
the Arrandic languages of the Central Desert Region of the
Northern Territory. It is pronounced Ump-ah Ah-kil-yurn-a-man
Mu-kar-Mu-karl.
The title quote In our Law children are very sacred because they
carry the two spring wells of water from our country within them
reflects the traditional Aboriginal law of the Yolngu people of
Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, and was provided by a
senior Yolngu lawman.

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