Talk:Spinifex people

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Did you know... that the Spinifex People are the last Aboriginal nomadic people in Australia, taking their name from the Spinifex grass that survives in the desert?

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Number of people[edit]

It would be good to have an estimate of the number of people in this group, even an approximation. Rmhermen 15:38, May 17, 2005 (UTC)

To be honest, I don't think anyone knows. The size of the area is enormous and visitors don't go there for a very good reason...

21 families applied for Native Title for the Spinifex lands.

Article title Spinifex people or Pila Nguru[edit]

The article was moved, according to Wikipedia:Naming conventions. --Eleassar777 20:01, 17 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know, but would you mind stating where it was moved from? I can't seem to find a way to get this information. — flamingspinach | (talk) 22:20, 2005 May 17 (UTC)

Move Back Page Request[edit]

Spinifex People is the name of the tribe: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Not sure why this was moved without discussion? SeanMack 13:35, 18 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Support:

SeanMack

As everyone I have my bad edits too and offer you my apology for moving without asking. I did what I saw most appropriate. Perhaps you can still move the article back by using "move" and then have a discussion of the name. If not, the article will be under the title reached by voting in a week. --Eleassar777 14:44, 18 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been renamed as the result of a move request. violet/riga (t) 14:26, 24 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Naming of articles[edit]

see the discussion at Talk:Indigenous_Australians#Naming_of_groups

Nullabor?[edit]

Did they live in the Nullarbor plain itself? I thought it was uninhabited? Astrokey44 08:19, 18 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

No, their country is to the north and north-west of the Nullarbor Plain. My understanding is that the Nullarbor Plain is part of the country of the Mirniny people. Dougg 01:08, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Maralinga people?[edit]

I'm pretty sure that the family closest to the Maralinga bomb trials (at Nurrari Lakes) were Yankunytjatjara people, not Spinifex people as is implied. I'll check this. Dougg 01:11, 6 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

passage RS sourcing[edit]

The following is informed but free composition, in violation of wiki rules. I've tried to source bits here and there without result so far.

Cundeelee was the only Mission between Kalgoorlie W.A. and Port August in S.A. after the close of Ooldea Mission in 1942. It was gazetted as a Mission in 1950, though in 1958 it was settled in tents. Later corrugated aluminium Nissen huts were erected, followed by three Missionary residences cum-homes for children; a school and residence, 6 Bed 'C Class' Hospital, store, mechanical workshops etc. It ceased to be a Mission when it was handed over to Community control in 1978-79. It ceased to be a Community when 'Upurlupurlila Ngurratja', new Community Village for the "People of Cundeelee", was built at Coonana. Here there was a more ample water supply to allow conventional housing. This was inhabited in 1986 with the start of the new school year, and finally closed early 2014, as the Community at Tjuntjuntjarra became the home of the Arnangu Pilanguru - the People from the Spinifex.

Upurlupurli is the Arnangu dreaming name of the rock hole just South of the old Mission site. It means 'tadpole' which abounded in the water there when refilled by rain. It was a ceremonial meeting place between the Desert and Coastal Ngatju and Mirning peoples before the Trans-Australian Railway was built.

From the late 1920s until 1942, Karonie T.A.R was the main depot for a series of Government ration depots from which food on a monthly basis was distributed to itinerant Arnangu 'Aboriginal people', probably because of prevailing drought. Cundeelee became the main ration depot from about 1939 until its close in 1942. The other distribution points were at Zanthus T.A.R. and one distribution point about half way from Cundeelee to Queen Victoria Springs.

Can anyone source any of this?Nishidani (talk) 19:28, 19 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]