Awelye Barbara-reid-napangarti-tag the federal government established Yuendumu

the federal government established Yuendumu community to deliver rations and welfare services to the Aboriginal people who had been working with the Labour Corps in Alice Springs during WWII

These Jukurrpa were passed down to her by her father and mother

This is due to the fact that the traditional patterns applied are intended to embody the spirits of ancestors

and an indigenous story (or "dreaming") about two sisters

Awelye Barbara-reid-napangarti-tag the federal government established YuendumuMinnie Pwerle: Life and Artistic Legacy Early Life and Background Minnie Pwerle, also known as Minnie Purla or Minnie Motorcar Apwerl, was born between 1910 and 1922. She was a prominent Australian Aboriginal artist from Utopia, Northern Territory (referred to as Unupurna in her local language). Utopia is a cattle station situated in the Sandover area of Central Australia, approximately 300 kilometres (190 miles) northeast of Alice Springs. Artistic