Apinya, a Pitjantjatjara boy

Apinya, also known as Eric, a Pitjantjatjara boy from Ernabella. Taken by CP Mountford.

Having learned to write in his own language at the Ernabella school, Apinya is remembered as the first person to write a letter in Pitjantjatjara. 

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