The Putijarra are an
Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians are the various indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands.
Humans first migrated to Australia 50,000 to 65,000 year ...
people of the
Pilbara
The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated regions of Western Australia, region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people; wealth disparity; its ancient landscapes; the prevailing r ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
.
Country
Putijarra territory, in
Norman Tindale
Norman Barnett Tindale AO (12 October 1900 – 19 November 1993) was an Australian anthropologist, archaeologist, entomologist and ethnologist. He is best remembered for his work mapping the various tribal groupings of Aboriginal Australians ...
'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 lay at ''Tjundutjundu'' well on the
Canning Stock Route
The Canning Stock Route is a track that runs from Halls Creek, Western Australia, Halls Creek in the Kimberley (Western Australia), Kimberley region of Western Australia to Wiluna, Western Australia, Wiluna in the Mid West (Western Australia), ...
. When drought struck they would press south to ''Kadidi'' near
Lake Augusta, and the moon totem
soak called ''Tjangara.'' Their most southerly boundary was at ''Pulburumal'', the twelfth waterhole on the Canning Stock Route. Their border with the
Kartudjara
The Kartudjara are an Aboriginal Australian people of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Country
The Kartudjara's traditional lands extended over from ''Madaleri'', north of Kumpupintil Lake around Well 22 down southwest towards ''Pulp ...
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 (also known as autonym ) is a common, name for a group of people, individual person, geographical place, language, or dialect, meaning that it is used inside a particular group or linguistic community to identify or designate them ...
)
* ''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)