Mark Morris Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1975

Mark Morris is a Traditional Owner of Pukatja. He holds the dreaming stories for this part of theAPY Lands and he says he is “looking after this place”. His grandfather is Pitjatjatjara and his Grandmother is Yankuntjatara. Mark is the oldest of four siblings.Mark had a very special relationship with his grandfather before he passed away. His “tjamu”(grandfather) used to take him out camping for two or three nights to teach him old ways ofhunting andalso how to make traditional Anangu weapons. Mark said that his grandfatherused to tell him he was “gettingtired” from making weapons and pass them ontoMark tofinish so he would learn.Now, Mark is an excellent weapon maker, keeping this tradition alive with his highly skilled hands.