Barney Wangin 1939-2013
Barney grew up in Pukutja when it was a mission and known as Ernabella. After he left school, he went to work as a 'horseman' at Kenmore Park, a cattle station not far from Pukuja. He also worked as a shearer at Pukutja. He came to live at Amata when his two daughters moved there. Here he worked in the office, the store and as the elected Chairperson.
Mr Wangin passed away in 2013, his two daughters Muna and Janie are following in his footsteps and are also artists