The Nomads

"The Pintupi Nine" or the "Lost Tribe" walked out of the desert in 1984 and created immediate international headlines. Until then they had lived the life of traditional hunter-gatherer Nomads and this was the first contact they had made with European society.

The group was led by Waku Tjungarryai. He and Papalya had an older daughter called Topsy and Warllimpirrnga.

Papalya had 3 sisters known as the Nangalas.

Waku and Papalya had a child called Takaria. When Waku died, Namu married Joshua and they had 3 children- Tomas, Yalti and Yulkulti.