Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Kurta-Kurta (Camel Rock)- “This is daddy’s ngurra (home Country, camp), mummy’s ngurra.” – Bugai Whyoulter Kurta-kurta is a claypan and soak located north of Parnngurr Aboriginal community, and at the heart of the Karlamilyi River (Rudall River) region. This site lies within Bugai’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her mother and Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Jila-Jila Jila-jila is one of several soaks located close to Punmu Aboriginal Community, and on the eastern edge of Kumpupirntily (Kumpupintily, Lake Disappointment). Extensive permanent tali (sandhills) surround this soak. Jila-jila is also a popular area for collecting minyarra (bush onion). Minyarra (bush onion) are a favoured bush tucker amongst Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Punmu Waterholes Punmu refers to a region and an Aboriginal community within its vicinity, located 670km North-East of Newman. Created during the return to Country movement of the 1980s, with the recognition of Martu land rights and native title, the community was named after a nearby Jukurrpa (Dreaming) story. Punmu Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Kurjarala “Kurjarala [is a] spring in the middle of the lake, north side of Bidyadanga. My family used to walk round there. Now [they’ve] all gone back to Punmu.” – Beverley Rogers As Beverley here describes, Kurjarala is a yinta (permanent spring) to the north of Bidyadanga, an Aboriginal community located on Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Yilyara Yilyara is one of several frequently visited yinta (permanent springs) located in the Country immediately surrounding Punmu Aboriginal community. Yilyara is located immediately east of Nyayartakujarra (Lake Dora), a vast and culturally significant salt lake in the north east section of the Karlamilyi River (Rudall River) region. Surrounding the Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Tuwa The traditional lands of the Martu people encompass the Great Sandy Desert and Rudall River regions of Western Australia, an enormous tract dominated by distinctive red tali, or tuwa (sandhills). These sandhills present an unforgiving landscape; sparse vegetation covers a seemingly never ending expanse of dunes, and yet these Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Yilyara, Jila-Jila, Rawa Punmu refers to a region and an Aboriginal community within its vicinity, located 670km North-East of Newman. Created during the return to Country movement of the 1980s, with the recognition of Martu land rights and native title, the community was named after a nearby Jukurrpa (Dreaming) story. Read more…
Shire of East Pilbara (Martumili Artists)
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Jila-Jila Jila-jila is one of several soaks located close to Punmu Aboriginal Community, and on the eastern edge of Kumpupirntily (Kumpupintily, Lake Disappointment). Extensive permanent tali (sandhills) surround this soak. Jila-jila is also a popular area for collecting minyarra (bush onion). Minyarra (bush onion) are a favoured bush tucker amongst Read more…