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Jimbala Country- Spear head Stones by Kathy Ramsey

This is Jimbala country. Jimbala means Spear head Stones, just below the Iron ore mine.

The rock is called Loomoogool, meaning Blue-Tongue Lizard. back in the old days. 

T part of the land is so strong and gifted to my elders to this country. the rock tells its story. its very powerful and it has Ngarrnangarni story.

This rock is an old woman also my great great Grandmothers stories told to her families. This rock gave my families tongue to sing the tribal songs (corroboree). My families is well well known corroboree people, My grandfather Timmy Timms and his sister Peggy Patrick, also my Mother Mona Ramsey are the very special people of the Gija tribe.

The country of Bow river and Jimbala country is the boundaries of our ancestors that once walked, camped, gave names to hills, shared their songs together. Its been passed to them. and then, when the Kardiya (=White people) came, white people the pioneers of the Kimberley as they would called themselves, took over our native land and built pastorals over it and remain as their stations, also mining companies has taken parts of our land and left it in big ruin. God gave us boundaries to have and to hold, not to destroy it. For God is our creator. just remember that our country is spiritually connected to us