Proudly representing Yarnangu and their needs and aspirations across the Ngaanyatjarra Lands.
The Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation) is an organisation representing the interests of around 2000 Ngaanyatjarra, Pintupi and Pitjantjatjara people living in eleven major communities in the Central Desert region of Western Australia. Member communities of the Council are:
• Irrunytju Community Incorporated (Wingellina Community)
• Kiwirrkurra Council (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Mantamaru Community Incorporated (Jameson Community)
• Papulankutja Community Incorporated (Blackstone Range Community)
• Patjarr Aboriginal Corporation
• Tjirrkarli (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Tjukurla Community Incorporated (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Wanarn Community ( Aboriginal Corporation)
• Warakurna Community Incorporated (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Warburton Community Incorporated
• Pira-Kata (Kanpa) Community Incorporated
Ngaanyatjarra Council which was incorporated in March 1981 is the principal organisation in the Ngaanyatjarra corporate structure, which includes the following entities:
• Ngaanyatjarra Services (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (Aboriginal Corporation)
• Indervon Pty Ltd (IOR)
• NATS (Ngaanyatjarra Agency & Transport Service)
The Ngaanyatjarra Council’s administrative office is located at 58 Head Street, Alice Springs. Alice Springs is the head office for Ngaanyatjarra Services (Aboriginal Corporation), and Ngaanyatjarra Health Service (Aboriginal Corporation), while the Ngaanyatjarra Land and Culture Unit also has an office in the same complex.
24/12/2025
𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘆-𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳…
𝗞𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗮
The smallest of the Ngaanyatjarra communities, Kanpa sits quietly on Country — 126 kilometres south-west of Warburton and around 25 kilometres off the Great Central Road.
Kanpa is also known for its former role as the Kanpa Substance Abuse Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre. For many years, it supported people requiring accommodation, diversion and respite while navigating law and justice pathways, including parole, community service and court- or self-referrals. While its function has evolved, this history remains an important part of Kanpa’s story and its connection to broader regional support services.
The kids of Mantamaru | Jameson are already making the most of their brand new BMX track — wheels spinning, confidence growing, and plenty of joy in the air.
With school finished for the year and a long stretch of holidays ahead, this new space is quickly becoming a hub for fun, movement and community connection. Exactly what it was built for.
18/12/2025
𝗜 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 | 𝗡𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹
𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘂 | 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻
Nabil is a Remote Area Nurse, often based in Mantamaru | Jameson, where he loves working on the Lands and supporting community health.
He values the opportunity to help people and to work alongside colleagues and community members who bring care, knowledge and strength to everything they do.
For Nabil, working on the Lands is about connection, service, and being part of a team that looks after one another.
17/12/2025
𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗔 𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗞𝗨𝗟𝗔
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 🌿🔥
This film shares a powerful story of learning led by Country, culture and community.
Since 2023, Ngaanyatjarra Lands School has worked alongside Warnpurru Aboriginal Corporation and members of Patjarr community to create cultural learning camps shaped by Yarnangu, with Tjukurrpa front and centre.
What began as a shared vision grew into a plan — and then into lived experiences where young people learned on Country, in language, guided by senior people determining what knowledge should be passed on and how.
This video traces that journey: how relationships were built, how learning was re-imagined, and what becomes possible when education is grounded in respect, collaboration and culture.
We hope it encourages educators and Aboriginal communities alike to see what can grow when learning is done together.
From 2023 the Ngaanyatjarra Lands School have worked in collaboration with the Warnpurru Aboriginal Corporation and members of Patjarr Community to hold cult...
Alfreda lives in Papulankutja and works at the Blackstone Health Clinic, where she loves helping people and caring for her community each day.
Her family’s connection to Papulankutja runs deep — with generations belonging to this Country, and her grandfather coming from the Singing Rock, a place rich with story and meaning. She is also skillful artist.
Living and working on Country, Alfreda carries culture, care and connection forward.
The last day of school in Mantamaru | Jameson came with some very big smiles — every student received a brand-new BMX bike, generously funded by the Mantamaru Community Store. 🙌🚲
And with the new Mantamaru BMX track now complete, the timing couldn’t be more perfect. Six weeks of summer holidays… and a brand-new place to ride! ☀️💨
The track itself has been a huge community effort. Over recent weeks, RJED men working with NG Civil have been building skills, operating machinery, driving trucks, and taking on leadership as they brought this project to life. The momentum in Mantamaru has been real — confidence growing, teamwork strengthening, and a future on-Country workforce taking shape. 💪🌾
Big appreciation to everyone who made this possible. The kids are ready. The track is ready. Bring on the holidays! 🎉🔥
Yesterday, staff on the Lands had a rare and special chance to visit the Warburton Christmas Art Markets — a celebration of local creativity featuring stunning work from Wilurarra Creative and Mirlirrtjarra Arts.
In this video, Francesca and Silvano share the story behind the markets and the opportunity they create for people working on the Lands to take home beautiful art created right here in Warburton.
A wonderful showcase of culture, creativity and community. 💛🌾
08/12/2025
𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 ✨🌍
Ngaanyatjarra stories continue to travel far beyond the desert, carried by the strength of our artists, cultural leaders and communities. The Seven Sisters story — central to Anangu, Yarnangu and Martu culture — is once again being shared with the world through a major exhibition now opening in India.
04/12/2025
𝟰𝟱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮
Take a short journey over Warakurna with 45 seconds of drone footage capturing the stunning landscapes, red ranges into the Gap, and Country that make this community so special. ✨🌄
This series shares glimpses of the Ngaanyatjarra Lands from above — the colours, the stories, and the places woven into everyday life. 🚁❤️
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The Ngaanyatjarra Council (Aboriginal Corporation) is an organisation representing the interests of around 2000 Ngaanyatjarra, Pintupi and Pitjantjatjara people living in twelve major communities in the Central Desert region of Western Australia.
The Ngaanyatjarra people have never been separated from their country but were assisted by the Government Outstation Movement policy to establish communities across the Lands. This settlement on the Lands forms the ‘community of interest’ shared by all Ngaanyatjarra people, based on an ancient association with their ancestral lands and the sharing of the historical association with the Warburton Mission, a common language, and the Western Australian state border.
On 24 May 1981, the community of interest was formalised through the incorporation of the Ngaanyatjarra Council Aboriginal Corporation (NCAC). The corporation’s objective is to support the Ngaanyatjarra people to become self-reliant and stay on the Lands. Prior to the incorporation of the NCAC, representation of the Ngaanyatjarra people was through the Pitjantjatjara Council.
There are eleven communities located on the Lands and represented by the NCAC: Irrunytju (Wingellina), Kanpa, Kiwirrkurra, Mantamaru (Jameson), Papulankutja (Blackstone), Patjarr, Tjirrkarli, Tjukurla, Wanarn, Warakurna (Giles) and Warburton.
The Ngaanyatjarra region benefits from this long-standing governance, administrative and advisory body.
