What is Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area?
{{Infobox protected area of Australia | name = Angas Downs <br> Indigenous Protected Area | iucn_category = VI | image = Australia Locator Map.svg | locator_x = 132 | locator_y = 102 | caption = | nearest_town_or_city = [[Imanpa, Northern Territory|Imaṉpa]] | coordinates = {{Coord|25|02|S|132|16|E|type:landmark_region:AU}} | area = {{convert|320500|ha|km2|abbr=on}} | established = 10 June 2009 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | managing_authorities = Lisanote Pty Ltd | official_site = {{URL|www.environment.gov.au/indigenous/ipa/declared/angasdowns.html|www.environment.gov.au}} }} '''Angas Downs Indigenous Protected Area''' is a protected area in the south of the [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]]. It consists of a {{convert|320500|ha|km2|adj=on}} [[pastoral lease]] that is owned by the [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] community [[Imanpa, Northern Territory|Imaṉpa]]. It is located along the [[Luritja Road|Luritja Highway]], about 135&nbsp;km east from [[Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park]] and 100&nbsp;km south-east of [[Kings Canyon (Australia)|Kings Canyon]]. It borders the [[Mount Ebenezer|Mount Ebenezer Station]] to the east and the [[Curtin Springs|Curtin Springs Station]] to the west. The property was made an [[indigenous protected area]] on 10 June 2009, and forms part of Australia's National Reserve System. Angas Downs is part of the [[homeland]] of southern [[Luritja]] and northern [[Yankunytjatjara]] people. Together they are called Matutjara, and speak a [[dialect]] that is a mix of the two languages. The people living at Imaṉpa include Luritja, Yankunytjatjara and [[Pitjantjatjara]]. The property contains several places ([[songlines]] and [[sacred site]]s) that are important to native families' ''[[Australian Aboriginal mythology|Tjukurpa]]''. Several animals that live in the reserve represent [[Ancestor|ancestral]] [[Totemism|totems]], reminders of people's [[identity]], [[kinship]] and [[descent]]. Many of the plants and animals have also been important sources