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Jatarrngara

 

Jatarrngara is located along the Karlamilyi River (Rudall River); the birthplace for Jatarr Lily Long, and the site for which she was named. This area forms part of her ngurra (home Country, camp), the area which she knew intimately and travelled extensively with her family in her youth. 

Karlamilyi is Warnman Country, located in the very heart of the Martu homelands. The region is situated south west of the Great Sandy Desert and north east of the Little Sandy Desert. According to two of the central Martu Jukurrpa (Dreaming) narratives, the Karlamilyi River and its surrounds were created by the ancestral beings Jila Kujarra (Two Snakes) and the Wati Kujarra (Two Goanna Men) as they travelled across the lands.

Categories: Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)

Name: Sandra Francis

Language: Manyjilyjarra, Warnman

Community: Irrungadji (Nullagine)

Biography:

“I did learn from those two old girls- my Mum (Amy French) and my Aunty (Lily Long). They would be taking me out bush, talking about Minyipuru (seven sisters), Country- Karlamilyi side. Teaching me how they paint and tell the stories. I’ve been listening to that for a long time, watching. I’ve been learning, and now I make canvas in my own way , my own style.”

- Sandra Francis, Irrungadji, 2022.

Sandra grew up in Well 61, which is a now abandoned community in between the communities of Jigalong and Parnngurr. It is in the Karlamilyi (Ruddal River) area which is her Mother’s Country. Sandra started attending school in Jigalong, then moved to Nullagine where she finished her schooling- she has now lived there a long time. Sometimes Sandra paints with her mother Amy French and her aunty Lily Long. They share their stories about the Country around Kintyre and Karlamilyi.

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