The Mala story | Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park

Please do not replicate or re-tell Tjukurpa stories. Parks Australia can not give permission for the use of Aṉangu Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), which includes, but is not limited to the use of names and re-telling of cultural stories (Tjukurpa) in any part.

The Mala Tjukurpa story

This is a place of great history — an important place. Look closely at the landscape as we do. The land holds meaning in every formation and signs of the ancestors who are still here today.

Long ago, the Mala (rufous hare-wallaby) people arrived here from the north. They thought it was a good place to stay and make important inma (ceremonies).

After the Inma had already begun, two Wintalyka (Mulga Seed) men approached from the west with an invitation. Responsibilities, disappointment and anger, brought an evil spirit that would change the Mala people's story.

The evidence of what happened to the ancestors is still here in the land today — if you look and listen to those who have the Tjukurpa knowledge.

Discover more when you visit

Learn more of the story when you visit Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park. This is the right place to learn about these stories, because they belong to this place. They happened here, and their presence remains.

You can read the story in detail along the Mala walk or by joining our free daily ranger guided walk for an in person presentation.