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Gingiana “Gingiana rockhole. A lot of water there, Kumarina way.” – Miriam Atkins This painting portrays physical elements of Martu Country, such as the dominant tali (sandhills), warta (trees, vegetation), and water sources. Rock holes, waterholes, soaks and springs were all extremely important sites for Martu people during the pujiman (nomadic bush) era, with many important jukurrpa (dreamtime Read more…

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Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25)   “Wantili is my place, where I was born. It’s a place where everyone was living- its all of their ngurra (home).It’s the Jukurrpa (Dreaming) of that place. All those claypans, a place where everyone comes together for ceremony and gatherings, all meeting with different families. I Read more…

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Puntawarri “Nice place Puntawarri- they got houses there, new houses, no one lives there though. Plenty bush tucker, wamurla (bush tomatoes), jinyjiwirrily (wild gooseberry), minyarra (bush onion)- you can find them in salt bush Country, in the soft ground, too many good things growing! Wama (nectar) too, like a bottle brush, you got to Read more…

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Kunawarritji Kunawarritji is an important site in the Great Sandy Desert where multiple stories and histories intersect. Originally a spring water and major Martu pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) camping site, at the turn of the 20th century Kunawarritji was converted into a well along the Canning Stock Route. Each year Read more…

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