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Yindjibarndi Munggu- Anthill Country – Judith Coppin

“This work is about Yindjibarndi Munda (rocky hills) on the tablelands, on my Ngurra (country).  My ancestors walked the land. The old ladies would get the seeds from the grass and grind it down to make flour.   The ladies would sit at the bottom of the hill while some of the old men would be carving pictures in the rock.  They tell stories with their carving, wirjuna (hill kangaroo), emu, lizard.  They are still there today.  We go there sometimes when we go out camping, nobody can touch it.  Keep it safe. Makes our spirit happy seeing it again.”

– Judith Coppin

 

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Yindjibarndi Ngurra

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Burndud Ground

The Burndud is the sacred Marrga creation spirits dance ground at Birlinbirlin on the Fortescue River. It is an important story in Yindjibarndi culture which relates to Birdarra Law. Its a dance in our traditions, It’s a unique law and it belongs to the Yindjibarndi people.

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Bent Trees From floods

Flood water comes fast and vurious, filling up dry water beds. It’s so strong it bends the trees.

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Wuyumarri – Yandi-uuru

Beautiful morning colours we wake up to when out at ngurra. I focused on the carved feature named Yandi-urru. Yandi means north and urru means river, in Yindjibarndi.  My father taught me the songs of this place, that’s why I know its proper name.