Swimming, Camping Story This is Running Waters, when we used to go fishing there with all the families, through Palm Valley way as well. Just mainly fishing, cooking, sitting at the fire site at night, listening to the owls. The owls used to make us scared so we’d go to Read more…
Arra (Red Kangaroo) Ntatha kngarranga, arra ntira kngarra nama. In springs, the red kangaroos are fat.
Lyerrtjina (budgerigar) Lyerrtjina urlpara kwaarnala nama. Budgerigars nest in hollow trees.
Wardapi Jukurrpa ‘This painting is about the way women hunt Wardapi – that sand goanna. He digs holes in the dunes, makes his nest deep inside. Many of the holes all join up. Women hunt Wardapi in the dunes by digging out the holes. Sometimes cover one, and Wardapi runs Read more…
Cooking Roo-tail Women are sitting down by the creek making fire to cook roo-tail.
Thepa ntjaarra (birds) Thepa irnaka antjua mpaaranha. Birds that nest in trees.
Partinturla (magpie-lark) Partinturla-la arna urrknganga antjua mpaarama. The magpie-lark uses mud to build a nest.
Eelbitania (Rabbit) Eelbitania were introduced in the Early Days, after white people came to Central Australia. Today we find Eelbitania everywhere in Hermannsburg Region – they’re both a pest to the Country, and also good tucker.
Ngapa (Crow) Thepa ngapa ura kwaarta aramala, era pitjima. Crows come when they see smoke.
Ngulpa (bush tobacco) We always go for hunt bush tobacco. Running out of bush tobacco we look for it. I can’t stay without bush tobacco. I cant chew the smoke without it, I get sick. I ask my niece to go on the weekend every weekend to look for bush Read more…