the group belonged to the pintupi community. they lived on the western side of lake mackay, north of where kiwirrkurra is today. it was made up of a single family. the father of the group had recently died, leaving two widows and seven children, most of whom were young adults. the family was moving south, hoping to find some of their relatives. they came across another family setting up an outstation, but ran away after a misunderstanding. their relatives from kiwirrkurra went to find them and then brought them into modern society.