Mutawintji National Park is the tribal area of the Malyankapa and Pandjikali people. Aboriginal people have been utilising the abundance of natural food and water resources at Mutawintji for thousands of years. The combination of water and rock shelters and gorge walls made possible some of the spectacular rock art of the region. Dotted throughout the maze of overhangs and rock faces lie an array of Aboriginal rock art and engravings, providing evidence of continuous occupation of this area stretching back over 8 000 years. The park was returned to its traditional owners in 1998 and is held on their behalf by the Mutawintji Local Aboriginal Land Council.

Rock art sites include Kokriega, also known as Burkes Cave and Thaaklatjika (Wrights Cave), a rock overhang. Here you’ll find markings left by William Wright, the leader of Burke and Wills' back-up party, together with Aboriginal rock paintings and engravings.

In 2010 the BWEE filmed Mutawintji National Park aboriginal custodian Gerald Quayle speaking of Mutawintji's importance as a meeting place and as an art site: Mutawintji Artwork.