Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation

Status: Stock Painted Burnie Bean Keyring

Status: Stock S.J. Burchill, Wurarr-Wurarr (Dragonfly)

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 them, and only men had the right to cook and distribute Read more…

Yinjul (Rainforest Parrot)

Ngangkin (Echidna)

Yindili (Kingfisher)

Bilngkumu (Saltwater Crocodile)

Kudi (Barramundi)

Kudi (Barramundi)

Bilngkumu (Saltwater Crocodile) The Salt water crocodile is a very important animal for us. We call it Bilgkamu in our Kuku Yalanji language. Our ancestors – only the men – used to hunt the saltwater crocodile for food. My father told me that the hunters were given specific roles and Read more…