Pweltye

Footy

Before colonisation, Kaytetye people made balls from native grasses to use in their traditional games called pweltye.

Word

Phrase

Pweltye aynanthe ape nywerrpe inengele aynanthe play arreranewetheye, nywerrpe-nywerrepele.

We used to play traditional football with teams of different skin groups.

Early artworks

Artist:

Kaylene Nelson, Grace Voller, Oliver Jones, Kyiesha Charles