The Pintupi Nine, Australia

The Pintupi Nine – such a name has got a small tribe of aborigins consisting of nine people and living in isolation in a remote area of Western Australia. The tribe was discovered in 1984. Unlike many “lost tribes” the Pintupi people happily joined the society and did not hesitate to break up with their centuries-old traditions. The Pintupi-speaking aborigins tracked the tribe down and told them that there is no need to wander the desert any more.

The Pintupi people have been invited to come into town where they can receive lots of food and water and, in return, they can produce handicrafts. The Pintupi have proved to be incredibly talented people. Many of them create wonderful paintings and make traditional adornments and other items nowadays. Only one of them refused to farewell his old life – Yari Yari. He stayed alone in the Gibson desert and has been living there in isolation for more than 30 years. Next - Ruc