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The Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) is an organization founded in 1980 by Freda Glynn, Phillip Batty and John Macumba in order to expose Aboriginal music and culture to the rest of Australia from its Alice Springs media centre. 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Alice Springs is a large town in the Northern Territory of Australia. ...
Ownership
CAAMA is owned by Arrente Council. Arrente Council is an Australian Aborigine council for the Arrente, Eastern Arrente, Central Arrente and Western Arrente people of Central Australia. ...
Projects
The following projects are a part of CAAMA:
CAAMA films
CAAMA radio
CAAMA music
CAAMA bookstore
They also work in coordination with 8 Kin FM and Imparja Television on a number of projects. Imparja Television is one of 4 public access television stations that service Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and other parts of Southern Northern Territory, which are outside of the broadcasting range of Darwins television stations. ...