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Jamparri

Jamparri is a yinta (permanent spring) located yapurra (west) of Karlamilyi River (Rudall River) and ngaparti (south) of Yaralalu waterhole. Both areas are known as good hunting sites. The Karlamilyi River and its surrounds were created by the Jila Kujarra (Two Snakes) as they journeyed north east to Nyayartakujarra (Ngayarta Kujarra, Lake Dora).

Jila Kujarra is one of the key Jukurrpa (Dreaming) narratives for the Martu. Though the story belongs to Warnman people, it is shared across the Western Desert with several other language groups. The narrative centres on the travels of two snakes as they are pursued by the Niminjarra, spiritual ancestors of the Warnman people.

Name: May Burton


Language: Manyjilyjarra



Biography:

May was born in Hedland and grew up Jigalong with her mother and father and sister Marrianne.

"My father (Pukina Burton) learned me for painting, me and my big sister, we learned from our father to do painting"

"I lost my mother In Jigalong and me and my father and Marianne went to Punmu where we start to do painting with Martumili before my father died he tell us to do painting."


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