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	Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park - Cairns - Australia
		The Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is one of Cairns', and Australia's, premier Aboriginal attractions.
		Tjapukai represents the cumilnation of years of work in presenting the history and the culture of the original inhabitants of the region - The Tjapukai tribe.
		Local members of the Tjapukai Tribe perform the dances as they were performed by their ancestors and with the inclusion of state of the art lighting and sound techniques makes this a show not to be missed.
	www.cairnsweb.com.au /cairns_attractions/tjapukai-aboriginal-cultural-park.asp (108 words)

	Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park - Cairns - North Queensland - Australia
		Tjapukai showcases the culture of the rainforest people of Tropical North Queensland.
		Situated on 25 acres of land owned by the Tjapukai people at Caravonica, north of Cairns, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a stunning theatrical interpretation of Aboriginal culture from the beginning of time into the future.
		Tjapukai's multi-award winning indigenous business is an incredible success story, and the flagship for marketing Australia's indigenous culture internationally.
	www.tjapukai.com.au (244 words)

	Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, Cairns, Australia - Cairns Attractions - Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia
		Since that time the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, as it is now known, has grown into a $9 million enterprise and is the largest employer of indigenous Australians in the country.
		Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park prides itself on its authenticity.
		Tjapukai was inducted into the Queensland Tourism Awards Tourism Hall of Fame in 2000.
	www.cairnsattractions.com /a_tjapukai.html (524 words)

	Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park - Queensland Holidays
		Tjapukai represents part of Australia's Aboriginal face abroad, working closely with the Australian Tourist Commission, and is often called upon by journalists and documentary film-makers seeking information on the 40,000 year old culture we present.
		Tjapukai entertains and enlightens audiences, crossing cultural barriers and engendering a feeling of warm simpatico and positive regard for a rich and ancient culture and its descendants in a modern world.
		Tjapukai by Night open from 1900 for a prompt start at 1930 to 2200 is a specially crafted evening that offers you the chance to experience Tjapukai Aboriginal culture in the most powerful and personal way.
	www.queenslandholidays.com.au /tropical_north_queensland/tjapukai-aboriginal-cultural-park (658 words)

	Tjapukai Aboriginal Art - Cairns - North Queensland - Australia
		The culture of this ancient society is well represented by the artworks commissioned for, exhibited and sold in the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.
		In the Magic Space, a huge cavernous artspace situated between the twin indoor theatres, are ten recently commissioned paintings by local Tjapukai artists which depict the myths and legends of the bama (people).
		Tjapukai's Retail and Art Gallery, situated in the main building, features the best of paintings and works in other mediums by local Aboriginal artists.
	www.tjapukai.com.au /art.html (398 words)

	Tjapukai Cultural Park — eric.net.au Archive
		An image TVC for Tjapukai Cultural Park in Far North Queensland.
		The national award winning tourist attraction sought to address Australians who had not yet seen the cultural park.
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	eric.net.au /?p=20 (162 words)

	Didgeridoo und Yidaki by Tjapukai creations, &all about Didgeridoos & Yidaki, portrat Felice Limacher (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		He discovered the legendary ritual instrument of the Aborigines at a corroboree (dance festival), to which he had been invited by the anthropologist Michael Quinn, who was then working as an English teacher.
		The meeting with the Tjapukai and the didgeridoo touched him deeply, and influenced him immensely.
		Felice Limacher and Tjapukai creations were actively involved in the production of all three Swiss "Yidaki" didgeridoo sampler CDs between 1996 and 1999, in co-operation with Felix Joy Meyer and Peter Mettler.
	www.tjapukai.ch /english/portrat/felice.asp (341 words)

	Nexus - Brief Cases: Tjakupai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Born of a need to portray Aboriginal culture with dignity and pride, the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a stunning theatrical and symbolic interpretation of a 50,000 year old society.
		The project is a co-operative venture which draws on the proven theatrical expertise of the Tjapukai company who founded the acclaimed Tjapukai Dance Theatre of Kuranda a decade ago.
		Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a magical world in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia, dedicated to preserving and presenting authentic Aboriginal culture with the aid of technology.
	abcasiapacific.com /nexus/stories/s732743.htm (155 words)

	Didgeridoo und Yidaki by Tjapukai creations, &all about Didgeridoo & Yidaki, Portrat Tjapukai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Tjapukai (pronounced "Chapookai") means "rainforest", but is also the language of the Aboriginal tribe of the same name, who live in the area around Cairns/Kuranda, on the tropical coast of Queensland in North-West Australia.
		The Tjapukai have developed an astoundingly harmonic synthesis of their traditional lifestyle and integration in Western "civilisation".
		The Tjapukai have made impressive achievements by Western standards, and their name is remarkably well-known.
	www.tjapukai.ch /english/portrat/tjapukai.asp (132 words)

	Didgeridoo und Yidaki by Tjapukai creations, &all about Didgeridoo & Yidaki, Portrait Tjapukai creations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Tjapukai creations was founded by Felice Limacher in 1995, after perceiving a broad demand to learn to play the didgeridoo at his first workshops in the same year.
		Tjapukai creations is also engaged in the management of concerts and other cultural events.
		Tjapukai creations endeavours to provide a full range of products and services based around the didgeridoo.
	www.tjapukai.ch /english/portrat/index.asp (178 words)

	Tajpukai
		It wasn't that long ago that the Tjapukai language was under a severe threat.
		At the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, visitors usually spend two to three hours on average and during that time they will be both entertained and educated.
		The Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is the 2001 ATEC - "Australia's Top Attraction" winner and was visited by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in March of 2002.
	www.rdrop.com /users/mulara/issues/ao86.html (1101 words)

	CBS.com
		Opening their clue, the friends discovered they had to drive 20 miles to the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park to join in a traditional ceremony in which fire would signal tribesmen to bring them their next clue.
		The Tjapukai ceremony leader told them that all their ceremonies begin with fire.
		From this fire, a Tjapukai member launched a flaming spear over the water, igniting a huge torch on a small island across the way.
	www.cbs.com /primetime/amazing_race4/show/episode13/ar4story01.shtml (492 words)

	Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Cairns \| Frommers.com
		Whether you choose the day or night experience, the Tjapukai (pronounced jab-oo-guy) Aboriginal Cultural Park is one of the best chances you'll have to discover the history and culture of the Aborigines without going to Central Australia.
		Move on through the Magic Space museum and gallery section of the complex to the History Theatre, where a 20-minute film relates the history of the Tjapukai people since the coming of white settlers 120 years ago.
		Following are a buffet dinner and dance show, and the chance to meet the Tjapukai dancers.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/cairns/A29170.html (546 words)

	Department of the Premier and Cabinet - 2005 Reconciliation Awards
		Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, located at Smithfield, 10 minutes North of Cairns, is an award winning 25 acre park devoted to Aboriginal culture.
		Born of a need to portray the Tjapukai Aboriginal culture with dignity and pride, the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a stunning theatrical and symbolic interpretation of a 50 000 year old culture.
		The park is the only authorised presentation of Aboriginal culture in the Tjapukai tribal area and the Tjapukai elders have overseen and authorised all content of the park and its program.
	www.premiers.qld.gov.au /awardsevents/awards/2005_Reconciliation_Awards (1526 words)

	Traveling Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Wally's people, the Tjapukai, have a majority ownership in the benchmark indigenous enterprise, which, since its inception in 1987, has grown to be the most awarded cultural attraction in Australia.
		The Tjapukai Dancers are recognized as providing a positive role model and offering a sense of identity to Aboriginal people both regionally and throughout Australia.
		Through the medium of cultural tourism, they have shown how to strengthen their traditional culture, and to be successful in fl and white business partnerships while at the same time securing a meaningful place in today's world - a world learning to value their contribution.
	www.travelingscene.com /archives/june2000/page8.html (450 words)

	Cairns Australia and New Zealand - Cruise Reivews.com
		At the base of the other end of the Skyrail is the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park www.tjapukai.com.au, which is organized into seven different arenas that focus on everything from history to dance; you'll find a gorgeous shop/gallery and restaurant on site as well.
		Whether you choose the day or night experience, the Tjapukai (pronounced jab-oo-guy) cultural park is one of the best chances you'll have to discover the history and culture of the Aborigines without going to Central Australia.
		Local members of the Tjapukai Tribe perform the dances as they were performed by their ancestors and with the inclusion of state of the art lighting and sound techniques makes this a show not to be missed.
	www.cruise-reviews.com /port_info/port_detail.asp?fPortID=195 (3103 words)

	Tropical North Queensland Travel Australia - Cairns, Atherton Tablelands, Skyrail, Kuranda, Tjapukai, Port Douglas
		Cairns is the main centre for the tropical north and it’s a modern, cosmopolitan, colourful city.
		A couple of ‘must do’s: the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway is a gondola ride with boardwalk stops through the rainforest to Kuranda, and the excellent Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is traditional and innovative and can captivate an audience with the simple lighting of a fire.
		Tjapukai entertained Queen Elizabeth and her husband in 2002 and, when Phillip took one foot from his mouth to change feet, he remarked, “Do you chaps still throw spears at each other.” Yes, I am in favour of an Australian republic.
	www.smallguide.com.au /qld5.html (631 words)

	Alternative News Network, Cairns, tropical north Queensland, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park was named as Australia's best tourism attraction by the Australian Tourism Export Council at the ATEC symposium on the Gold Coast this week.
		"This is the second time Tjapukai has won this prestigious award and it follows years of hard work by directors Don and Judy Freeman and their dedicated staff," Ms Clark said.
		Tjapukai beat attractions including the Gold Coast's theme parks and Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo to win the award which is selected through the votes of ATEC's inbound tour operators.
	us.altnews.com.au /nuke/article.php?sid=7077 (311 words)

	Travelling north - Take five -
		Tjapukai by Night is an interactive show featuring tap sticks for each guest, a combined corroboree and a dramatic ceremony involving fire and water, followed by dinner and a dance show.
		The cost is $96 for adults, $48 for children, including transfers to and from Cairns.
		Packages are available for the train, return on Skyrail (or vice versa) and entry to Tjapukai.
	www.theage.com.au /news/Take-five/Travelling-north/2005/04/09/1112815737983.html (697 words)

	Labor's indigenous culture clash - Election 2004 - www.theage.com.au
		Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park had no prior knowledge of Labor's plans for the museum, announced during the campaign launch for its candidate for Leichhardt, Jim Turnour.
		"The entry of the government in direct competition with Tjapukai for the tourist trade could result in the loss of over 100 jobs locally, 85 of those from indigenous people," they said in a statement after the launch.
		Ms Freeman said Tjapukai's concerns were allayed during a long meeting with Labor's arts spokeswoman, Kate Lundy, and indigenous affairs spokesman Kerry O'Brien after the launch.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/09/30/1096527865019.html?from=moreStories (352 words)

	Port Douglas Day Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		You’ll witness a celebration of song and dance as the Tjapukai perform corroborees and share with you the stories of their totems.
		The spiritual and traditional beliefs of the Tjapukai people are portrayed in the Creation Theatre.
		Equally memorable is the delicious buffet lunch at the Tjapukai Boomerang Restaurant.
	www.asiatravel.com /australia/prepaidhotels/auscoachtours/port_douglas_day_tour.html (773 words)

	Sacred Sites - Program Transcript
		Wendy Carlisle: So you mentioned that at the Tjapukai Cultural Centre you discovered a lot about the history of Aboriginal people and the treatment of them by non-Aboriginal people, and you said you were shocked.
		Now when people come through like Tjapukai what we're doing here, they come in here first of all with a set idea of what Aboriginal people should look like and what we should be like.
		Their language has been revived, there's quite a few - all the dancers speak Tjapukai, a lot of the others are learning Tjapukai because of what we're doing here - the pride within the culture.
	www.abc.net.au /ola/tourism/transcripts/tran7.htm (3668 words)

	Epinions.com - ANIMALS in UNIFORM and a unique LANGUAGE
		The two activities have gone hand in hand in the revitalisation of a strong sense of pride and awareness in Tjapukai identity, language and culture.
		Now people from all over the world hear the Tjapukai language describe the spiritual and traditional beliefs of the Tjapukai people in the Creation Theatre at the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park (with headset translations in 7 languages).
		Speaking the language gives it life and enables the Tjapukai people to verbally mark their identity and reclaim socio-cultural heritage as distinct and worthy of recognition and pride.
	www.epinions.com /content_1457299588 (909 words)

	Fodor's Travel Guides \| Forums Messages
		The last room at the Tjapukai Cultural Centre shows a video and has some exhibits that are a bit graphic.
		I was thinking that if I start out at Kuranda (from PD) then go to Tjapukai by skyrail, it would be quicker to go back to PD if I first skyrail it back to Kuranda, instead of taking a cab from Tjapukai.
		Tjapukai is right next to it, a 2 minute walk.
	www.fodors.com /forums/pgMessages.jsp?fid=3&tid=34645754&numresponses=12&start=0 (2718 words)

	Tjapukai - Holborne Australia
		Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park near Cairns is both a magnificent attraction and a milestone accomplishment – a privately owned business with the majority shareholding forever in the hands of the Tjapukai-speaking people; the tribal councils themselves.
		Today Tjapukai is the most famous tribe in Australia… often cited as an example to others.
		The accomplishments of the Tjapukai people and the cultural revival brought about by the park’s success have engendered even more than pride; they have resulted in economic prosperity which is felt throughout their community.
	www.holborne.com.au /html/Tjapukai.htm (220 words)

	Info and facts on 'Cairns, Queensland' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		The city has used its natural surrounds to its full advantage with the construction of many small theme parks for tourists.
		Among them is the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, and Skyrail, a Gondola Cableway that extends for 7.5km over World Heritage (additional info and facts about World Heritage) rainforest.
		Cairns experiences a warm tropical climate in summer with monsoonal rains occurring between November and March.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ca/cairns,_queensland.htm (274 words)

	Tjapukai & Kuranda Rail & Skyrail & Kuranda Itinerary
		Tjapukai and Kuranda Rail and Skyrail and Kuranda Itinerary
		Tjapukai + Kuranda Rail + Skyrail + Kuranda
		Entry to Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, which includes all 3 Cultural Theatres, a mix of the traditional and technology to tell their stories.
	www.kuranda.au.com /Kuranda_tours/tjapukai/Tjapukai-Kuranda-Rail-Skyrail-Kuranda-BIG3.htm (252 words)

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