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Blackstone (Papulankutja)

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Located about 900 kilometres west of Alice Springs and 1575 kilometres north east of Perth, Blackstone sits in the foothills of the Blackstone Ranges in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.

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Located about 900 kilometres west of Alice Springs and 1575 kilometres north east of Perth, Blackstone sits in the foothills of the Blackstone Ranges in the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.

For more information, see: 

Traditional owners

Ngaanyatjarra people

On 29 June 2005 the Ngaanyatjarra Lands native title determination recognised Ngaanyatjarra people as exclusive possession native title rights of approximately 187,000 square kilometres in the Gibson and Great Victoria Deserts.

Languages

Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara

Population

1,358

84.4% Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ABS 2021 Census)