The roots of the lily pad can be roasted and eaten. They are found in billabongs and springs and have a beautiful flower. You can see the flowers that come up after the rain season. All the flowers and animals that come round the billabong.
Name: Dorothy Tjikilim Forrest
Language: Walmajarri
Community: Kurnangki
Biography:
Dorothy Was Born in Derby Then she grew up in Jubilee Down Station. My mum and dad worked there for the station manager and also my Grandmother. Some of the paintings I do is about my grandmother when she used to take me fishing and some painting are about"my father stories about his country and where he was born so I do painting about his country and the stories he told me.
Jilji- Pinti Lake “This is about Jilji (sandhills) on both sides and Pinti Lake in the middle. The grass and trees grows around the Pinti Lake”.
Kurtal Country “This place in the desert. It’s all my country. My father took me all around there when I was a young boy.”
