Fires can destroy but it can also heal and bring warmth, it is used for cooking. It makes landscapes greener, grass for the animals. Aboriginals would do burning at certain times of year. Cool burning is after winter, hot burning is midsummer and it would be burned in patches, not the whole area.
Name: Daniel Gordon
Language: Guugu Yimithirr
Community: Wujal Wujal
Biography:
I am a Kuku Yimithirr man and have lived in Wujal Wujal for over 30 years.
My country is Hopevale and Cape Melville. I love spending time hunting and camping at Cape Melville. A lot of my paintings represent Cape Melville.
I am a tour guide. My family are all artists and are self taught by looking, listening and hearing from my dad, Tulo Gordon who was also an artist and a translator of the Guugu Yimithirr language into English . He also wrote a book called Milbi.
I came along way to reach this goal and to teach others who have interest.
Bulbuji I’m Kuku-Yalanji woman. My mum is from Wujal Wujal and my dad is from Laura, Chillagoe and Cooktown. For us Bama (Kuku-Yalanji people), we can’t touch bulbuji or wurarr-wurarr. They are sacred. Bulbuji start Read more…
Dikal, Bird There are many Dikal’s living on our bubu, country. I love camping with my families, anywhere, down the beach or at the river and listening to the Dikal’s singing.
Kababina & Kunjuri I am a Nyungul woman. My art depicts cultural, historical and contemporary stories from my bubu (Country) located in the Helensvale and Shipton’s Flat areas in Far North Queensland. I wanted to Read more…