In a statement on Thursday, Kumanjayi Little Baby’s mother – who was not named – said her daughter was loved and missed.
“It is going to be so hard to live the rest of our lives without you,” she said.
“We know you are in heaven with the rest of the family and Jesus. Me and your brother will meet you one day.”
Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandfather called for calm on Friday.
“What has happened this week is not our way,” Robin Granites, a senior Yapa (Warlpiri) elder, said in a statement.
“Our children are precious, of course we are feeling angry and hurt at what has happened.
“This man has been caught, thanks to community action, and we must now let justice take its course while we take the time to mourn Kumanjayi Little Baby and support our family.”
Violent riots outside the Alice Spring hospital where Lewis was being treated for injuries led police to move him to the city of Darwin approximately 1,500km (930 miles) north of the town.
Video shows dozens of people gathering outside the town’s hospital on Thursday night, some throwing projectiles, with police using tear gas.
Protesters are also seen attacking police vehicles, with at least one van appearing to be set ablaze.
Dole called the riots “disgusting” and “abhorrent”.
Police released further footage appearing to show crowds swarming a petrol station near the hospital and collecting items from the shelves before leaving hastily.
Ahead of the release, Dole told reporters: “What you will see in this footage is not people processing grief in relation to the death of Baby Kumanjayi.
“What you will see is criminal behaviour, plain and simple.”
