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(KS): Parrot

(KS): Kurranji (Cassowary) The cassowary is one of the major Totems (Ancestral Spirit Being) for our Kuku Yalanji people. He is, a big, dangerous bird that rules the rainforest. He can attack people but at the same time he helps Read more…

(LS): Kakan (Black Palm Dillybag)

(LS): Yindili (Kingfisher)

(LS): Diwan (Scrub Turkey) with Eggs

(LS): Yindili (Kingfisher)

Fish Trap

(KS): Kurriyala (The Scrub Python) Kurriyala (the Scrub Python) possessed the power to heal and lived in the pools in streams. The rounded rocks in some river pools were his eggs, making bathing in these places forbidden. Kurriyala also created Read more…

(KS): Diwan (Scrub Turkey) Many years ago, our ancestors lived in harmony with the rainforest and other parts of the land, they learnt different ways of hunting and gathering for food. The women would collect Diwan (Scrub Turkey) eggs. Each Read more…

(LG): Kirbaji (Dugong) Kirbaji (Dugong) is an Ancestral Spirit Being (Totem) that I inherited it from my mother’s side.  It is my Totem. The dugong was also an important food source for my ancestors. Only men were allowed to hunt Read more…