Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation

Status: Stock Socks – Wambiji (Platypus) by Vanessa Cannon SOVC01

Status: Stock Socks – Karrangkal (Corals) by Margaret Rocky SOMR01

Kakan (Black Palm) Dillybag. Our ancestors used Kakan (Black Palm) dilly bags to carry food when out hunting and gathering or soak bitter yams in creeks before cooking them. They were also used to hold personal items. When I was a young girl my grandmother would teach me how to Read more…

Janbal (Quandong) Janbal (Quandong) is good bush tucker. We gather the fruit from August to January when they are sweet and soft. The kernel of the fruit is very pretty and we often use it to make body adornments such as necklaces and earrings.

Yiki (Night Owl)

Yiki (Night Owl)

Yiki (Night Owl)

Yiki (Night Owl)

Yindili (Kingfisher) The Kingfisher, known as Yindili in Kuku Yalanji language, is according to our culture one of the significant messenger birds.  The Kingfisher will let us know when to expect a visit from families living in another community, And when we see a Kingfisher close by, we know that something good will soon Read more…

Diwan (Scrub Turkey) Many years ago, our ancestors lived in harmony with the rainforest and other parts of the land, they knew many different ways of hunting and gathering for food. Diwan (Scrub Turkey) was an important food source for us. The women used to collect the eggs in a Read more…