Yakanarra is a small Aboriginal community approximately 60 kilometres south-west of Fitzroy Crossing in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Derby-West Kimberley.

The community was established in 1989 by Hanson and Laurel Boxer[1] when the living area of Yakanarra was excised from the Gogo pastoral station.

Many residents of Yakanarra have cultural and emotional ties to the old Cherrabun station, with the existing community located 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the old homestead.

Most of the school's funding is through the Aboriginal Independent Schools Association, which in turn is funded by the Commonwealth Grants Association.

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Yakanarra Aboriginal Corporation, incorporated under the Aboriginal Councils and Associations Act 1976 on 22 November 1988.