Warlpiri people

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The Warlpiri people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the Northern Territory, known for their rich ceremonial traditions, distinctive language, and influential contemporary art.

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Warlpiri people canonical 5
Warlpiri 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal Australian people
Indigenous people of Australia
affectedBy Australian frontier violence
forced displacement
artCentre Warlukurlangu Artists
artCentreLocation Yuendumu
artTradition acrylic painting on canvas
dot painting
colonialContactPeriod late 19th century
country Australia
educationLanguagePrograms bilingual education initiatives
ethnicGroupOf Australia
hasCommunityOrganization Central Land Council representation
hasCulturalPractice Dreaming stories
body painting
initiation ceremonies
kinship-based marriage rules
song cycles
hasDialects various Warlpiri dialects
hasLegalRecognition native title and land rights claims in Northern Territory
hasMedia PAW Media and Communications
hasNotableArtist Judy Watson Napangardi
surface form: Dorothy Napangardi

Judy Watson Napangardi
Lorna Fencer Napurrurla
Judy Watson Napangardi
surface form: Maggie Watson Napangardi

Paddy Jampijinpa Sims
Shorty Jangala Robertson
hasSignLanguage Warlpiri language
surface form: Warlpiri sign language
kinshipSystem section and subsection system
knownFor contemporary art
distinctive language
rich ceremonial traditions
languageFamily Pama–Nyungan languages
mainCommunity Lajamanu
Nyirripi
Willowra
Yuendumu
mediaLocation Yuendumu
partOf Central Desert region peoples
primaryReligion Australian Aboriginal spirituality
region Northern Territory
traditionalEconomy hunting and gathering
traditionalHousing bough shelters
traditionalLanguage Warlpiri language
traditionalTerritory Tanami Desert region
central Northern Territory
eastern Great Sandy Desert margins
usesWritingSystem Latin script

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Aboriginal Australians hasPart Warlpiri people
Central Australia traditionalOwners Warlpiri people
Devils Marbles isSacredTo Warlpiri people
MacDonnell Region hasIndigenousGroup Warlpiri people
Western Desert art ethnicGroup Warlpiri people
Papunya Tula Artists Pty Ltd hasEthnicGroup Warlpiri people
this entity surface form: Warlpiri