according to the arrernte traditional stories, the land around alice springs was shaped by caterpillars, wild dogs, travelling boys, two sisters, euros and other ancestral figures. there are many sites of traditional importance in and around alice springs. these include anthwerrke (emily gap), akeyulerre (billy goat hill), ntaripe (heavitree gap), atnelkentyarliweke (anzac hill) and alhekulyele (mt. gillen).