Minyma Tingari - Barbara Napangarti Reid

Minyma Tingari speaks to a powerful women’s ancestral narrative from Barbara Napangarti Reid’s Country in the Western Desert. The Tingari stories belong to Jukurrpa (Dreaming) and describe the actions and authority of ancestral women whose journeys established law, ceremony and enduring relationships between people and Country.

The work is not intended to explain the story in full. Instead, it operates as a cultural expression of women’s knowledge, where meaning is held within pattern, rhythm and restraint. Certain elements remain deliberately obscured, reflecting the protocols that govern how Tingari stories are shared.