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Langgi Battle After the flood of Dumbi, Namarali left Ngarinyin country to go to Woddorddaa country. He stole a woman from there and though she was the wrong skin for him, he made her his first wife. The other Wandjinas all gathered together and followed Namarali to the coast (Woddorddaa country). Read more…
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Wandjina & Wullamurrange (cloud and rain spirit & longneck turtle) The Wullamurrungge was created by the Wandjina. It’s special because the Wandjina left a gift inside of the Wullamurra in the form of a skeleton that looks like the Wandjina and the Gyorn Gyorn. The law goes that before you Read more…
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Wandjina (cloud and rain spirits) The Wandjina spirits are highly respected by the Worrora, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people who live at Mowanjum and along the Gibb River Road to Kalumburru in the North West Kimberley region of Western Australia. Wandjina represents the laws of everything the surrounds us trees, rivers, Read more…
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Wandjina’s & Gyorn Gyorn These land Wandjina are waking up and looking out. That’s how they get together: they have a meeting, get together, set the rules and law down. Wurdoo, it is bringing us out to carry it on. It’s their law we are doing that today with our Read more…
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Waanungga (sugar bag) Waanugga is a word that describes various forms of bush honey. The hives in which honey is stored are called ‘Sugarbag’, and can be found in trees and in termite mounds. The Wandjinas keep the countryside fresh and healthy which allows the native bees to produce high Read more…
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Wandjina & Jaiya (cloud and rain spirits & fish) The Wandjina is the creator spirit that belongs the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people. He is the one that created everything and gave us our culture, law and songs. He even gave us the dreaming/ totem of each child before they Read more…
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Gyorn Gyorn (Bradshaws) The Wandjina created the earth and all life upon it, then he created the first human beings: the Gyorn Gyorn people. He then told them to work the land and do well. The Gyorn Gyorns were confused and didn’t understand what the Wandjina wanted from them. The Read more…









