various maintenance and retail enterprises, and community services. The Mala'la Health Service Aboriginal Corporation runs a number of health care services for the community. In March 2021, the service completed its transition from governance by the NT Health Department to being a completely community-managed service run by the Corporation. Maningrida College is the primary/secondary school. Country and culture The north central Arnhem Land area serviced by Maningrida extends from Marrkolidjban in Eastern Kunwinjku country to the west, to Berriba in Dangbon country in the south, and over as far as Yinangarnduwa, or Cape Stewart, in the east. It might be the most multilingual community, on a per capita basis, in the world. People speak Ndjébbana, Kuninjku, Kune, Rembarrnga, Dangbon/Dalabon, Nakkara, Gurrgoni, Djinang, Wurlaki, Ganalbingu, Gupapuyngu, Kunbarlang, Gun-nartpa, Burarra, and Australian English. Most people have command of at least three of these languages. There is great cultural diversity, including a variety of different ceremonial practices, styles of art and design, music and dance. Maningrida Arts & Culture Maningrida Arts and Culture, also known as Maningrida Art Centre, represents an art movement built by contemporary artists in Maningrida and the surrounding homelands, with its roots in body art, rock art and cultural practices. Its Djómi Museum contains a collection of nationally and internationally significant artworks, collected since the 1970s with works dating back to the 1940s, including photographs taken by Axel Poignant in the 1950s. Hundreds of artists work at the centre, including internationally acclaimed contemporary artists John Mawurndjul, Owen Yalandja, Crusoe Kurddal, Lena Yarinkura, and Bob Burruwal. Maningrida Arts and Culture was initially managed by the Maningrida Progress Association, but became part of Bawinanga Aboriginal Corporation in 1979. Environment Important Bird Area Close to Maningrida is Haul Round Island, which has been identified as an Important Bird Area because of its seabird breeding colony - one of the largest in the Northern Territory. The seabird eggs, mainly those of roseate and bridled terns, are often harvested as a food resource. Climate See also Maningrida Airport References Further reading Bawinaga Rangers involved in a search for three lost men. External links Arnhem Land Towns in the Northern Territory Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory Australian Aboriginal freehold title