The Ngarrindjeri Culture

The ngarrindjeri people had a distinct and unique culture, they had their own language and did not share any common words with the neighbouring tribes, this is thought to be because they did not have a great relationship with their neighboring tribes. The kaurna people to the west who had a radically different culture with some of the key differences being they practiced circumcision and were known to use red ochre, rather than the traditional white ochore.
To the east they had the “merkani” (ngarrindjeri for enemy) who were thought of as cannibals because they often stole the ngarrindjeri peoples women.

The relationship between the Ngarrindjeri and the Walkandi-woni (the people of the warm north-east wind), was a lot better they met