🦎 Western Desert Aboriginal People

Western Desert Aboriginal People

Western Desert Aboriginal groups (Pintupi, Martu, Ngaanyatjarra, others—tens of thousands) inhabit Australia's arid interior—one of the world's driest regions. They endure extreme heat (50°C+), minimal rainfall (<200mm), and vast desert landscapes. Sophisticated water-finding knowledge, Dreamtime spirituality, extensive walking (songlines), and recent contact history (some Pintupi contacted 1984) characterize ancient desert adaptation spanning 50,000+ years.