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with Yuni Pumani and Puna Yanima
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Mingkulpa is a very important part of Anangu Tjutaku Culture-a. Long time Anangu Tjutaku mingkulpa kanyilpai. Iriti. Mingkulpa is our Anangu Tobacco. It has special properties that can help you go a long way without drinking water. It was very important to us before whitefellas came along. and it is still very important to us. Mingkulpa grows on the ground, next to a hill. We go and get it all the time. Anangu Way. |
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We are looking for Mingkulpa. It is easy to find. |
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Puna finds the mingkulpa |
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“Mingkulpa ngalkupai. You can eat it” |
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We take it to the rock and grind it up (Rungkani). Ngali pulilakutu kanyipai munu panya rungkayi |
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We mix the unu the likara with the mingkulpa to make the mingkulpa. (Unu, is the ashes from the likara, which we travelled a different way to find) |
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Ngalkuni Mingkulpa After it's mixed, we eat it.Minkgulpa is good to chew!@!! |
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