ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ˈæftɚ ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌvðɪ ˌæbɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl lˈænd ɹˈaɪts ˈækt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, mˈɛnɪəv ðə pˈiːpəl lˈɛft pæpˈʌnjə fɔːɹ ðɛɹ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl lˈændz, bˌʌt ðɪ ˈɑːɹt koʊˈɑːpɚɹətˌɪv pɚsˈɪstᵻd ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd tə ɡɹˈoʊ.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, after the establishment of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1976, many of the people left Papunya for their traditional lands, but the art cooperative persisted and continued to grow.