Name: Shirley Anne Jilarndi Malo
Language: Gooniyandi
Community: Muludja
Biography:
My name is Shirley Anne Malo.
I'm a Gooniyandi and Bunuba woman. I was born in Derby Regional Hospital and grew up in Fossil Downs Station which is my Grandfather and Father's country.
Now I live in Fitzroy Crossing with my 3 kids and 4 granddaughters.
I paint about my country from my old people.
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…