The S to ry th a t is Told About Haasts B lu ff by S abrina K antaw arra. N ga n k irritja la

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1 The S to ry th a t is Told About Haasts B lu ff by S abrina K antaw arra Yara Tjana W a fja Ip a y i N ga n k irritja la

2 Yara Tjana W atjalpayi Ngankirritjala C o p y rig h t May 1987 Papunya L it e r a t u r e P ro d u c tio n C entre P in tu p i/ L u r i t j a ISBN W ritte n by Sabrina Nakamarra Ferguson I ll u s t r a t e d by Abraham Stockman T ju n g a rra y i This p r o je c t was a s s is te d by the A b o rig in a l A rts Board o f th e A u s tr a lia n C o u n c il, the Federal Government a r ts fu n d in g and a d v is o ry b o d y. P ro d u c tio n w ith th e a s s is ta n c e o f th e Schools Commission

3 Yirriṯi yaṉangu tjuṯalingku nyinapayi ngurra Ngankirritjala. Tjana kuka maḻu wakara ngalkupayi. A long time ago there were many people living at Haasts Bluff. They speared kangaroos and ate them in the olden times. They brought kangaroo meat back home for their families.

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5 Tjana w a ly tja ra rra ankupayi wiḻ in y i ngurra kutjupakutu nguṉ ṯiwatawarangka, tunngkiyingka, naanytjangkatarra, Tjana ngalya kuḻ papayi ngurrakutu kuka t j u ṯ a tja rra. In the olden days the people tra v e lle d by camels, donkeys and on horses. They would go out fo r, a camp out and they would a ll re tu rn back to Haasts B lu ff w ith lo ts o f bush meat.

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7 Tjana wiya n in ti nyinangu t ju r r a t ja t jik in y t ja k u, tja n a kaḻ inykaḻ inypakukutju n in ti tju p ik u ṯ a rra, Kungka t j u ṯ a ankupayi y a k a tjir r ik u kuka rumiyaku, Tjana ngula ngalya kuḻ papayi m u n g a rrtji ngurrakutu. They d id n 't know how to d rin k in the past. They only knew the sweet bush tucker lik e honeybag and honey a n ts. The young women would go out to gather bush ra is in s and goannas. Then they would re tu rn la te r in the aftern oon.

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9 Y i r r i ṯ i tja n a ka n yilp a yi walypala Ingkaṯ a k u tju. Ingkaṯ a paluru tjananya kanyilp a yi piipangka t j i ṉ ṯungka m u n g a rrtjiṯ arra Katutjaku wangkatjarrangku, T ju rra tja y a k u ngurrpa nyinapayi, Kungkawara w aarrkarripayi Ingkaṯ aku waaḻ a yuṉngu. Palumpa ngurra ya lkaḻ ankupayi p ip ir r i kungka wiima k a n y ilp a y i. A lo n g tim e ago th e y d id n 't have lo ts o f Europeans, they had ju s t one European p a s to r a t Haasts B lu ff, the f i r s t m is s io n a ry. The p a s to r made them have a "s e rv ic e " in th e m orning to hear Gods' Word. They d id n 't know about d rin k. The young g ir ls worked fo r th e p a s to r in s id e h is house. They d id the c le a n in g and a ls o minded h is daughter.

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11 O th e r a b o rig in a l people came and camped clo se by a t the cre e k. The M is s io n a ry gave o u t ra tio n s to th e a b o rig in e s when they ran out o f fo o d. Some people w ould go out bush fo r kangaroos, tu rk e y s and emus; and hu n t fo r w ild dingoes and fo x e s. When th e y k ille d them and skinned them they would b rin g th e s k in s back home to s e ll fo r money. They d id a l l th is a v e ry lo ng tim e ago a t Haasts B lu f f. Yaṉangu ku tjup a t j u ṯ a yankula nyinapayi y ila ngurrangka. Walypalangku tjana mangarri yungkupayi, mangarri panya r a t jin a. Yaṉangu kutjupa t j u ṯ a yankupayi wiḻ in y i k u k a k itja. Tjana papa yinura w itir a pungkula pangkira ngalya k a tip a y i walypalaku, tja la m ila lp a y i ta la k itja n g k u. Tjana y i r r i ṯ i palyalpayi y a la t ji ngurra N g a n k irritj a la.

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13 O ther people l e f t Haasts B lu ff and went to o th e r places fo r good. They l e f t th e ir own fa m ilie s. They wen t sou th, n o rth, west and some went east to be near the grog. Some o f the M is s io n a rie s went to I l y p iḻ i to fin d some new people. When they found them they brought them to Haasts B lu f f. There they s e ttle d down. ' Yaṉangu kutjupa t j u ṯ a anu ngurra kutjupakutu w a n tirra w a ly tja t j u ṯ a. Tjana anu y u lp a rirra, y a lin y tja rra, w ilu ra rra, kutjupa, t j u ṯ a anu kakar rura t ju r r a t ja y iḻ a nyinanytjaku. Ingkaṯ a t j u ṯ a anu w ilu ra rra yaṉangu t j u ṯ aku n g u rrin y tja k u ngurra Y ilp il ila k u tu. Tjananya y ilt a nyangu. M a nytjira ngalyakatingu N g a n k irritja la k u tu. Tjana nyinarra n g u ly tju rrin g u.

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15 Tjana y i r r i ṯ i y ilt a kuka maḻu wakara ngalkupayi. Kuwarri nyinanyi tju rra tja n g k a. Kuwarri tja n a walypalanguwaṉp a lp i nyinanyi. Walypalaku mangarri kukalpi ngaḻ kuṉi yaṉangu maru t j u ṯ angku. Kuwarri yaṉangu maru t j u ṯ angku walypalakuṉu t ju r r a t ja t j i k i ṉi. Tjupiku kaḻ inykaḻ inypaku ngalypuruku tja n a ngurrparringu. A lo ng tim e ago they speared kangaroos w ith spears, before r i f l e s. Now some people are using r if le s and also d rin k in g w h ite mans' g ro g, le a vin g a l l the a b o rig in a l bush food. Now they are a l l fo rg e ttin g about these th in g s.

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17 The Story that is Told About Haasts Bluff by Sabrina Kantawarra l.a long time ago there were many people living at Haasts Bluff. They speared kangaroos and ate them in the olden times. They brought kangaroo meat back home for their families. 2.In the olden days the people travelled by camels, donkeys and on horses. They would go out for a camp out and they would all return back to Haasts Bluff with lots of bush meat. 3.They d i d n 't know how to drink in the past. They only knew the sweet bush tucker like honeybag and honey ants. The young women would go out to gather bush raisins and goannas. Then they would return later in the afternoon. 4.A long time ago they didn't have lots of Europeans, they had just one European pastor at Haasts Bluff, the first missionary. The pastor made them have a "service" in the morning to hear Gods' Word. They didn't know about drink. The young girls worked for the pastor inside his house. They did the cleaning and also minded his daughter. 5.Other aboriginal people came and camped close by at the creek. The Missionary gave out rations to the aborigines when they ran out of food. Some people would go out bush for kangaroos, turkeys and emus; and hunt for wild dingoes and f oxes. When they killed them and skinned them they would bring the skins back home to sell for money. They did all this a very long time ago at Haasts Bluff. 6.Other people left Haasts Bluff and went to other places for good. They left their own families. They went south, north, west and some went east to be near the grog. Some of the Missionaries went to Ilypili to find some n e w people. When they found them they brought them to Haasts Bluff. There they settled down. 7.A long time ago they speared kangaroos with spears, before rifles. Now some people are using rifles and also drinking white m a n s grog, leaving all the aboriginal bush food. Now they are all forgetting about these things. This is a free translation of the Pintupi/ Luritja into English.

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