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Jupurrl “This one a yinta (permanent springs) in my ngurra (home Country, camp), Jupurrl. It’s kakarra (east) of Kulyakartu and kayili (north) side of Wirnpa. I was a married woman when I was walking around this place, pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) time. I married a good man. There’s Read more…

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Turtle Dreaming When we see sea turtles it can mean that they can be mating and that makes us aware that they will soon be going to lay eggs. Some of our people eat the eggs and turtles.

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DURROODJIE- Black Hill in Bow River- By Kathy Ramsay This hill is the home of the caveman called Yoonggoog. He’s a spirit that clams the land. He’s like a traditional owner. Like our Ancestors, also knows who belongs to the Read more…

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Yarrunga – Chinamen’s Garden – IVY DRILL As growing up me and my family used to go looking for gold and we put it in Milk Tins and bury the tins under ground, til we need it for rations or Read more…

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Garajbebirri Woolmooj-Woolmooj-Ngarri Yarrurn / When we twitch in our bodies ‘When we jump-jump you know la garajbe [twitch in our bodies]. Garajbebirri woolmooj-woolmooj-ngarri yarrurn [When we twitch in our bodies]. Well dambi lingagengarri yimberramenbeyoo jemernngarremboorroo [That is giving us a Read more…

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Moon dreaming – P.T In the Ngarranggarni (Dreaming), Garnkiny (the moon) was a man. In the Ord River today there is a big flat red rock, called a blood rock, that was Garnkiny in the Ngarranggarni. This is the Garnkiny Read more…

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Ngubuny This is Moodu Looriny country on Alice Downs, This is near a place we call Ngubuny (Fig Tree). I used to go there with my family, its a healing place.

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