The Putidjara are an
indigenous Australian
Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples o ...
people of the
Pilbara
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a gl ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to ...
.
Country
Putidjara territory, in
Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist.
Life
Tindale was born in Perth, Western Australia in 1900. His family moved to Tokyo and lived ...
's estimation extended over . They were to be found south of Lake George, and east to ''Kolajuru'', and beyond the southeast of
Kumpupintil Lake, latterly at Mendel in the direction of the Hutton Range. The frontier with the
Mandjildjara
The Mandjildjara, also written ''Manyjilyjarra,'' are an indigenous Australian people of Western Australia.
Country
In Norman Tindale's estimation the Mandjildjara's lands extended over some , running along what was later known as the Canning St ...
lay at ''Tjundutjundu'' well on the
Canning Stock Route
The Canning Stock Route is a track that runs from Halls Creek in the Kimberley region of Western Australia to Wiluna in the mid-west region. With a total distance of around 1,850 km (1,150 mi) it is the longest historic stock route ...
. When drought struck they would press south to ''Kadidi'' near
Lake Augusta, and the moon totem (''raga'')
soak called ''Tjangara.'' Their most southerly boundary was at ''Pulburumal'', the twelfth waterhole on the Canning Stock Route. Their border with the
Kartudjara was at ''Lawulawu'' (Canning Stock Route Well 16).
Alternative names
* ''Potitjara, Putitjara''
* ''Budidjara, Bududjara''
* ''Purditara''
* ''Pawutudjara''
* ''Paodudjara''
* ''Patudja''
* ''Patudjara''
* ''Partutudjara''
* ''Bawndudjara''
* ''Partutu'' (lake people)
* ''Ngondidjara'' (Kartudjara
exonym
An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, o ...
)
* ''Kaltalbudara''
* ''Kaltalbudjara''
* ''Kaltalbudjira''
* ''Poroko'' (
Kokatja exonym)
* ''Barduwonga''
* ''Badu, Pardu''(?)
* ''Tutudjara''
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Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia
Canning Stock Route
Mid West (Western Australia)