Ngaanyatjarra people
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The Ngaanyatjarra people are an Aboriginal Australian group from the central desert regions of Western Australia, closely related linguistically and culturally to neighboring Western Desert peoples.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngaatjatjarra people | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal Australian people
ⓘ
Indigenous people of Western Australia ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Ngaanyatjarra Council Aboriginal Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Ngaanyatjarra Health Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngaanyatjarra Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ngaanyatjarra Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Ngaatjatjarra people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pintupi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pitjantjatjara people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yankunytjatjara people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Western Desert cultural region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ngaanyatjarra Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | Aboriginal corporation ⓘ |
| hasArtForm | Dot painting ⓘ |
| hasArtTradition | Western Desert art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPractice |
Body painting
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Initiation ceremonies ⓘ Songlines NERFINISHED ⓘ Storytelling ⓘ |
| hasKinshipSystem | Australian Aboriginal kinship ⓘ |
| hasMoietySystem | Section and subsection system ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern | Scattered desert communities ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Recognized as traditional owners of parts of the central desert of Western Australia ⓘ |
| language | Ngaanyatjarra language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Pama–Nyungan languages
NERFINISHED
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Western Desert language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Desert cultural bloc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationGroup | Small remote communities ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Native title holders in parts of Western Australia ⓘ |
| region | Central desert regions of Western Australia ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Western Desert peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Ngaanyatjarra Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfDesignationLanguage | Ngaanyatjarra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Western Australia ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem | Tjukurrpa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | Hunting and gathering ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | Wiltja shelters ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
Clapsticks
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Didgeridoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguageType | Oral language ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | Nomadic hunter-gatherers ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | Ceremonial song ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Australian Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Ngaatjatjarra people