Around the Flinders Ranges region, a woman was required to marry outside her group and live with her husband's family. An Aboriginal family usually consisted of a man, his wife or wives, their children and other relatives. The woman retained her spiritual ties with her land of birth as well as her husband's culture. Each relation had particular duties and obligations to fulfill. Parents were responsible for providing food for their children as well as looking after their personal needs. However, punishments were administered by uncles and aunts (the father's sisters are aunts

and the mother's brothers are uncles) who were also responsible for the child's education. Parents were often called ngami (mother) and vapi (father). According to the Kinship system, siblings of the same sex were regarded as equal. A father's brother was also regarded as a "father" to a child and were also called "vapi". The mother's sisters were all regarded as "mothers" who were called "ngami". A brother's children would be regarded as sons and daughter, while a sister's