Mina Mina Dreaming

Sabrina Napangardi Granites

Mina Mina is an extremely important ceremonial site for Napangardi and Napanangka women that is located approximately 600kms west of

Yuendumu, just east of Lake Mackay and the WA border. The area has a ‘marluri’ (salt lake or claypan) that is usually dry, without water. There are also a number of ‘mulju’ (soakages), sandhills, and a large stand of ‘kurrkara’ (desert oaks [Allocasuarina decaisneana]). The Mina Mina Jukurrpa is an important source of Warlpiri ritual knowledge and social organization, particularly relating to the different roles performed by men and women.

Sabrina is the daughter of Alma Nungarrayi Granites (Dec) and the grand-daughter of Paddy Japaljarri Sims (Dec) and Bessie Nakamarra Sims (De), a Napangardi Woman from Yuendumu