Papulankutja artists paint their country and depict some of the important stories of this region such as the Wati Kutjarra (two men), the Seven Sisters, Pukara (a waterhole) and Ilurrpa (another waterhole).

Papulankutja (Blackstone) is a small oasis where bush tucker is in good supply and Yarnangu (Aboriginal people) can retain their culture and speak Ngaanyatjarra.

The community is located between the Western Desert and the Great Victoria Desert. It is a picturesque place, at the foot of the Blackstone Ranges with plentiful ground water and many trees.

The story of two men who took the form of goannas, they traveled from Perth across the desert through Blackstone to Docker River.
The two men were powerful magicians. They often punished or killed wrong doers but sometimes went too far and were cruel in the exercise of their powers. To amuse themselves, they sometimes played the tricksters. They usually took the form of goannas but they could turn into other animals as well.
At Blackstone they actually tricked each other when they both changed their appearance at the same time. This is the meaning behind Papulankutja (they couldn't recognise each other) which is the indigenous name for the Blackstone community.

This is a popular dreamtime story of seven ladies being chased through the desert by one man. There are numerous scenarios as these ladies travel around. Eventually they rise up into the sky and form the Pleiades, a group of seven stars seen in the southern skies. There are many variations of this story.

Two water snakes (really men) were trying to pass through the Piuyl Mountains, near Warburton. They threw a magic boomerang that broke the mountain in two. They then traveled down the back way to Pukara (a large water soak). When they got there the son was sick and said, "Only animals can drink at this water hole," but later the father allowed people to drink there too. They are still there today.

One place where Kuniya stayed. Kuniya is a giant snake that traveled through the desert. Here at Ilurrpa, male and female snakes have 7 eggs. A matted black fibre found at Ilurrpa Bore is said to be the black hair left over after Kuniya had swallowed many people and then was sick, the black hair flowing down the hillside to Ilurrpa