Papulankutja (also referred to as Blackstone) is a large

Aboriginal Aborigine, aborigine or aboriginal may refer to: *Aborigines (mythology), in Roman mythology * Indigenous peoples, general term for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area *One of several groups of indigenous peoples, see ...

community located in the

Goldfields–Esperance The Goldfields–Esperance region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia, and comprises the local government areas of Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie–Bo ...

region of Western Australia, within the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.

History

The community exists on the traditional lands of the Ngaanyatjarra people, many of whom were transported in the 1960s to Warburton mission. In the 1970s, Ngaanyatjarra people returned to the region from Warburton mission. Since this time the community has steadily grown in size and population.

Native title

The community is located within the determined Ngaanyatjarra Lands (Part A) (WAD6004/04) native title claim area, determined on 26 June 2005.

Town planning

Papulankutla Layout Plan No. 2 was endorsed in March 2013, with five amendments up to April 2018.PapulankutjaLayout Plan 2: Background Report
(2013, with 5 amendments)
PapulankutjaLayout Plan 2- Living AreaAmendment 5
(2018)

Governance

The community is managed through its incorporated body, Papulankutia Community Incorporated, which is one of several communities managed by the

Ngaanyatjarra Council The Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku is a remote local government area in Western Australia near the Northern Territory/South Australian border. It is from Perth. It was formed on 1 July 1993 following a report of the Local Government Boundaries Commi ...

. The Council is an Aboriginal corporation, incorporated in March 1981, that is the main body overseeing in a large group of Ngaanyatjarra service delivery organisations, some of which are separately incorporated. The Yarnangu Ngaanyatijarraku Parna Aboriginal Corporation was incorporated under the ''Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006'', and acts as the

prescribed body corporate A Registered Native Title Body Corporate (RNTBC) is a corporation nominated by a group of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people for the purposes of native title in Australia, to represent their native title rights and interests, once that ...

for the Ngaanyatjarra native title determination.

Tjukayirla Roadhouse

Tjukayirla Roadhouse Tjukayirla Roadhouse (commonly pronounced "Chook-a–year-la") is a remote roadhouse on the Great Central Road in Western Australia. It is located in the Shire of Laverton and operated by the Papulankutja (Blackstone) Community, one of the foun ...

, located along the Great Central Road, was built and is operated by the Papulankutja Community. The roadhouse takes its name from Tjukayirla Rockholes nearby.

References

{{reflist Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku Aboriginal communities in Goldfields-Esperance