Western Desert cultural bloc

The term Western Desert is used in Australia to describe a cultural complex in Australia, which extends over 600,000 square kilometers. It is not the name of a desert, but an area in which the Aboriginesprache Wati is spoken by 40 dialects, which include Pitjantjatjara, Pintupi Luritja and belong. Furthermore, it is a cultural region in the identity of the Aborigines.

Area

The Western Desert covers the Gibson Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Great Sandy Desert and Little Sandy Desert in the Australian states of the Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia. Delineates the cultural region of the Nullarbor desert in the south and from the Kimberly region in the north. Most who speak the language Wati, live near their traditional countries around the towns of Kalgoorlie, Laverton, Alice Springs, Port Augusta, Meekatharra, Halls Creek and Fitzroy Crossing.

Settlements

In the rural Western Desert Aborigines have built settlements, where they can live largely according to their cultural and social traditions. A complete list of settlements of Anangus is located here. Some of the settlements of the Aborigine in the area of the Western Desert are located in the states of:

  • Northern Territory: Kintore, Kaltukatjara
  • South Australia: Ernabella, Amata, Kaltjiti (also Fregon ) Pipalyatjara, Kalka, Indulkana, mimili, Pukatja
  • Western Australia: Warburton, Kiwirrkura, Balgo
Pitjantjatjara people Luritja dialect Laverton (Western Australia) Port Augusta, South Australia Meekatharra, Western Australia Halls Creek, Western Australia Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia Kintore (Northern Territory) Warburton (Western Australia) Kiwirrkurra Community, Western Australia Balgo, Western Australia
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