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Wati Ngintaka (Perentie Lizard Man)
$22,000.00
I feel proud to teach young ones about country, my Tjukurpa, our learning stories,
about the family ancestors, the spirits, how to find waterholes and bush tucker.
Show them the right way, the connection to culture how my father Paddy taught me
long ago. I now live in Muṯitjuḻu where I paint Wati Ngiṉṯaka, Perentie Lizard Man.
This is a straight story from the Tjukurpa, and nobody can change that story. This is
about the Ngiṉṯaka. It’s an old story, taught by my father and my grandfather.
I was born in Paramita near Indulkana in the bush, and was given my name at Todd Morden station. As a boy I was grown up by my sister in the nearby station Amuroona, then as a young man in Mimili. I spent much of my working life as a stockman in the northern lands of South Australia before returning to my father’s country, Uluru. I was strong from hard work on horses, but my brother Cassidy was quicker. Mostly we looked after cattle, and sometimes camels. Had to be careful as they were mean…bite you.
Reggie Uluru is tjilpi Yankuntjatjara, a Yankunytjatjara speaking senior Aboriginal man from the Central Desert of Australia. Reggie is a well-known traditional owner of Uluru and actively participated in the official handover by the Australian Federal Government in 1985. He served as a ranger in the jointly managed Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park before transitioning to a tour guide role with Anangu Tours. Reggie has imparted his ancestral knowledge to countless visitors, serving as a prominent elder in the Mutitjulu community and a senior singer for ceremonial events at Uluru. He currently resides in Nganampa Ngura Mutitjulunya (Mutitjulu Aged Care). Since he took up painting with Maruku and Walkatjara Arts, the Mutitjulu Community’s art center, he has gained acclaim as a painter.
I feel proud to teach young ones about Country, my Tjukurpa, our learning stories, about family ancestors, how to find waterholes and best tucker. Show them the right way, connection to culture how my father taught me long time ago. I now live at old people’s (aged care) in Mutitjulu, where I paint Wati Ngintaka..Perentie Lizard Man.
