Nine Pintupi

Nine Pintupi - a group of nine Pintupi found in 1984 leading traditional hemispheric life in the Gibson Desert. They are sometimes referred to as a "lost strain."

They are considered to be the last Aboriginal to lead such a life. They moved near the waterfalls at Mackay Lake, at the border of Western Australia from the Northern Territory, naked and armed with two meters of spear and boomerang. The basis of their diet were goanna lizards resembling small crocodiles and rabbits, as well as plants available in the bush. The group is family - four brothers (Warlimpirrnga, Walala, Thomas and Yari Yari), three sisters (Yardi, Yikultji and Tjakaraia) and two "mother" (Nanyanu and Papalanyan). Boys were 14 to 20 years old, girls were also several years old (no one knows the exact age). Mothers were 30 years old. Father, husband of two wives, died a few months before the group was found.

The group was targeted by Circus Oz, Geoff Tulla, Charlie McMahon and several aboriginal searchers, and brought 250 kilometers south to Kintore. The searchers were amazed at their nudity. McMahon says the clothes they have given them are absolutely inconvenient.

The pintupians told them that there was plenty of food and water coming out of the pipes, which was astonishing to the group.

The medical examination showed that they were in "excellent condition. No ounce, strong and healthy ".

In the Kiwikurra near Kintore they met with other members of their distant family. Nomads rattled them with sticks for not bringing them out of the desert earlier. According to Tulla, "they were dumbfounded by the availability of food and water." Nine today

Today, all members of the group are visual artists. One of the mothers died. One of the brothers, Yari Yari, returned to the desert after two years in the city. Some believe that he is still in the desert and even has magical powers. Others say they saw it near Tennant Creek.

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