ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, ðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt mˈuːvd sˈɛvɹəl dˈɪfɹənt ɡɹˈuːps lˈɪvɪŋ ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn dˈɛzɚt ɹˈiːdʒən tə pæpˈʌnjə,  nˈɔːɹθwˈɛst ʌv ˈælɪs spɹˈɪŋz ɪnðə nˈɔːɹðɚn tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, tə ɹᵻmˈuːv ðˌɛm fɹʌm kˈæɾəl lˈændz ænd ɐsˈɪmᵻlˌeɪt ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ wˈɛstɚn kˈʌltʃɚ.
In the late 1960s, the Australian Government moved several different groups living in the Western Desert region to Papunya,  north-west of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, to remove them from cattle lands and assimilate them into western culture.