Alice Springs社区于8月15日为五岁Warlpiri女孩库曼杰伊·利特尔·贝比(Kumanjayi Little Baby)举办葬礼，数百人参加了这场悼念活动[1]。这名女孩于4月30日从Old Timers town camp失踪后被发现遇害，引发Northern Territory历史上规模最大的搜救行动之一[1]。47岁的Jefferson Lewis因涉嫌谋杀她被控[1]。
社区以粉色作为悼念颜色，纪念这位热爱音乐、小狗和粉色的女孩[1]。女孩母亲的代表在葬礼上要求人们记住她"因为她是谁，而不仅仅是生命如何结束的悲剧"[1]。这场集会展现了Warlpiri文化中"Jintangka"的理念，意为"我们都在一起，大家团结"[1]。89岁的长期Alice Springs居民Maya Cifali表示，这是她见过的"第一次感到如此强烈的社区精神"[1]。澳大利亚总理Anthony Albanese在5月访问Alice Springs时曾称这名女孩为"珍贵的孩子"[1]。
The Alice Springs community gathered on August 15 to farewell Kumanjayi Little Baby, a five-year-old Warlpiri girl who was found murdered following her disappearance from Old Timers town camp on April 30.[1] The funeral drew hundreds of mourners, with the community adorned in pink to honor the young girl who loved music, puppies, and the color pink.[1] A representative of her mother urged attendees to remember her "for who she was, and not just the tragedy of how her life ended."[1]
The case had sparked one of Northern Territory's largest search and rescue operations in history.[1] Jefferson Lewis, 47, was charged with her alleged murder.[1] Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Alice Springs in May and referred to her as a "precious child."[1] The community displayed the Warlpiri concept of "Jintangka," meaning "we are all together, everyone united."[1] Maya Cifali, an 89-year-old long-time Alice Springs resident, reflected that this was the first time she had witnessed "such a strong sense of community spirit" of this magnitude.[1]