Parnngurr

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Parnngurr is a remote Aboriginal community in Western Australia closely associated with the Martu people and their traditional lands.

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Parnngurr canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aboriginal community
human settlement
accessRoad Telfer Road
associatedPeople Martu people
country Australia
distanceFromMarbleBar approximately 300 kilometres south
distanceFromNewman approximately 370 kilometres east
environment arid desert environment
governanceType Aboriginal community governance
governedBy Parnngurr Aboriginal Corporation
hasAlternativeName Cotton Creek NERFINISHED
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasCulturalSignificance base for access to Martu homelands
important Martu cultural centre
hasEconomicActivity art and cultural production
ranger and land management work
hasInfrastructure airstrip
community housing
power generation facilities
water supply system
hasLanguageGroup Martu Wangka speakers
hasPopulationType small
hasPrimaryLandUse residential for Martu families
hasPrimaryTransportMode 4WD road access
hasService clinic
community store
school
landTenure Aboriginal reserve or related tenure
locatedIn Pilbara region
Shire of East Pilbara
locatedOn Martu traditional lands
locatedWithin Western Desert cultural bloc
namedAfter nearby creek known as Cotton Creek
nearbyProtectedArea Karlamilyi National Park
nearestMajorTown Newman, Western Australia
planningFramework Aboriginal settlements planning policy of Western Australia
populationComposition predominantly Martu people
recognizedBy Government of Western Australia
region Western Desert region of Western Australia
remotenessCategory very remote community
state Western Australia
supports Martu language use
customary hunting and gathering
maintenance of Martu law and culture
traditionalOwners Martu people

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Martu people community Parnngurr