Pitjantjatjara

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Aboriginal Australian people Indigenous people of Australia

Pitjantjatjara are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Central Desert region, known for their deep cultural, spiritual, and linguistic connection to lands including the area around Uluru.

Aliases (1)

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Aboriginal Australian people → Indigenous people of Australia →
artForm	contemporary acrylic painting → dot painting → wood carving (punu) →
connectionToLand	custodianship of sacred sites → strong spiritual connection to Uluru →
continent	Australia →
countryName	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara →
culturalHeritageStatus	recognized as traditional owners of Uluru-Kata Tjuta region →
culturalPractice	ceremonial body painting → initiation ceremonies → songlines → storytelling →
culturalRegion	Western Desert cultural bloc →
educationLanguage	used in bilingual education in APY Lands →
ethnicGroupOf	Australia →
governanceBody	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Executive Board →
hasBibleTranslation	Pitjantjatjara Bible translation →
hasLocalGovernmentArea	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands →
landRightsAct	Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA) →
language	Pitjantjatjara language →
languageFamily	Pama–Nyungan languages → Western Desert language group →
notableCommunity	Amata → Fregon (Kaltjiti) → Indulkana (Iwantja) → Mimili → Pukatja (Ernabella) →
populationEstimate	several thousand people →
recognizedBy	Australian federal government → Government of South Australia →
region	Central Desert →
relatedGroup	Anangu → Ngaanyatjarra → Yankunytjatjara →
religion	Tjukurpa →
selfDesignation	Anangu →
spiritualBeliefSystem	Dreaming →
state	Northern Territory → South Australia → Western Australia →
traditionalLifestyle	semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers →
traditionalTerritory	area around Uluru → northwest South Australia → southeast Western Australia → southwest Northern Territory →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Uluru →	associatedPeople
Pitjantjatjara ("Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara") →	countryName
Yankunytjatjara →	culturallyCloseTo
Yankunytjatjara →	relatedTo
Yankunytjatjara →	sharesLanguageContinuumWith
Yankunytjatjara →	sharesTjukurpaWith
Yankunytjatjara →	sharesWesternDesertCultureWith