What is Arrernte?

The Arrernte (also Aranda and Arrarnta) (pronounced UH-rrahn-da) are those Indigenous Australians who are the original custodians of Arrernte lands in the central area of Australia around Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. Their ancestors spoke one or more of a group of related languages or dialects The warship HMAS Arunta (ANZAC Class, commissioned 12 December 1998) is the second HMAS ship named for the Arrernte people.