Who were the Pintupi Nine?
Q: Who were the Pintupi Nine?
A: The Pintupi Nine were a group of Aboriginal Australians who lived a nomadic, hunter-gatherer way of life in the Great Sandy Desert.
Q: What is special about the Pintupi Nine?
A: The Pintupi Nine are said to have been the last Aborigines in Australia to come into contact with modern civilisation.
Q: When did the Pintupi Nine come into contact with their relatives?
A: The Pintupi Nine came into contact with their relatives near Kiwirrkurra in October 1984.
Q: What is the Pintupi community?
A: The Pintupi community is the group that the Pintupi Nine belonged to.
Q: Where did the Pintupi Nine live?
A: The Pintupi Nine lived on the western side of Lake Mackay, north of where Kiwirrkurra is today.
Q: How many people were in the Pintupi Nine group?
A: The Pintupi Nine group was made up of a single family that consisted of two widows and seven children, most of whom were young adults.
Q: Why did the Pintupi Nine come into modern society?
A: The Pintupi Nine came into modern society after their relatives from Kiwirrkurra went to find them and brought them into modern society.
