Name: Henry Snell
Community: Mindi Rardi
Biography:
Henry Snell is a Wangkajunga man born at Christmas Creek Station. His parents are renowned Mangkaja artists Dolly and Spider Snell. They both painted on the historic Ngurarra Canvas which was used for Native title claim in 2007 and their story is featured in the award winning film Putaparri and the Rainmakers.
Henry lives in Fitzroy Crossing and he enjoys exploring different ways too describe elements of the Kimberley landscape and aboriginal artefacts.
Tutujarti Trees (Desert Walnut) Tutujarti trees all around the two waterhole called Nyijil Nyijil, that way out in the desert; That’s my family country, my family comes from the desert. It has a nut called Read more…
Jurnta (Bush Onion) JURNTA that we digem up from the ground sometime we eat it raw or sometime we throw in the coals
Bush Onion (Jurnta) This country Booloowatu. My community grows bush onions. During the dry season jurnta goes black. This means they are ripe (cooked) and ready to dig up and cook on the coals. The Read more…