[2] It included a Mission school and dormitories which accommodated Aboriginal children aged 5 to 17 years.

In 1976, administration was passed from the Mission to an Aboriginal land trust and the community was renamed Ltyentye Apurte.

[6] Since 2007 women in the community have painted religious crosses which are exported to Catholic churches around the world.

[11] On November 1, 2023, a landmark legal case was won in the High Court by two public housing tenants in Santa Teresa.

Australian rules football is popular there, with matches played at the Santa Teresa Local Stadium which was resurfaced from sand loam to grass in 2021 through a project in partnership with the AFL's Melbourne Football Club Red and Blue Foundation.