Nganyinytja Nganyinytja is an elder of the Pitjantjatjara people of Central Australia. The Australian aboriginal people have lived in harmony with this huge and mainly desert continent for many thousands of years. They know the secrets of the land and they respect and care for it. Here Nganyinytja speaks to Diana James about her understanding of the law of the land, and of her vision of sharing her knowledge with the wider community of Australia and of the world. Much trouble has come from people forgetting the land, the spirit.
Many people are sick and have lost their spirit.
But we can all learn and make our spirit strong. My teaching is about opening your spirit, working together to build understanding. Opening our way, opening our hearts to share the spirit of the land with all who want to learn. The two laws need to become one to keep the land. We, the Pitjantjatjara people, have always kept our land and looked after it and made it grow.