Kintore was built by the Pintupi themselves in the early 1980s. In the settlement of Papunya , which was built by the Australian government, the Pintupi had lived with the Luritja Aboriginal tribe since the 1970s . Due to various social circumstances such as health problems and disputes between the groups, who speak different languages and are shaped by different historical experiences, the Pintupi decided to move to their traditional country further west. About 250 kilometers from Papunya, they founded the town of Kintore near two culturally significant hills called Pulikatjara, without government assistance. In 2009 the place has a school (Walungurru School), a hospital, shops, an arts center, an airstrip and a swimming pool.
Artist colony
Kintore is an artist center in the cultural area of the Western Desert . The artist movement that began in Papunya continued after the Pintupi moved out of Kintore. The artists who came to Kintore continued to paint their tribe's dreamtime stories. The pictures of the painters from Kintore are mostly made in the style of dot painting and are nationally and internationally distributed and known.
The artist colony in Kintore, which consists of women and men, has more than 50 artists, such as Turkey Tolson, Mick Namareri, Kai Kai Nampitjinpa and Nolan Tjapangati.
