Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation

Kadanji (Black Cockatoo)

Makarr (Fish Trap) Fish traps are called Makarr in our language. They were made by men only. Our fathers and uncles used to make them with the lawyer vine. They stripped the stems and then soaked them in the river to keep them soft and bendy. They also had a special Read more…

Karrkurr (Green Tree Frog)

Kadanji (Black Cockatoo) The black cockatoo is my totem. It has been passed down to me from my grandmother and her sisters, to my mum and her sisters and then it came to me and my sisters. I use the black cockatoo often in my art not only because it Read more…

Jarruka (Scubfowl)

Kurranji (Cassowary) Kurranji (Cassowary) Long time ago, the cassowary was a precious food source for our ancestors. They ate the meat and the eggs, used the feathers for ceremonies and weaving, and the skins for blankets.  The Cassowary is a powerful Totem for us because it helps growing many plants that Read more…

Kurranji (Cassowary) Kurranji (Cassowary) Long time ago, the cassowary was a precious food source for our ancestors. They ate the meat and the eggs, used the feathers for ceremonies and weaving, and the skins for blankets.  The Cassowary is a powerful Totem for us because it helps growing many plants that Read more…

Ngujay (Freshwater Turtle)

Warru Warru Murruku (Men’s Business)

Manjal Dimbi (Mossman Gorge) Creation Story