Malpa

Malpa lies in inland southwestern Australia. A related name is recorded for the Galaagu language associated with the Kalaako people. Across the wider dry country, Aboriginal communities relied on knowledge of water, plants, animals and routes as conditions changed through the seasons.

Early modern history in this region unfolded largely within Aboriginal societies, through exchange, ceremony, marriage and the transmission of knowledge between generations. Objects and relationships connected communities across long distances. European maritime exploration reached parts of Australia's coast before inland colonial settlement expanded.