Bamanga Bubu Ngadimunku Aboriginal Corporation

Karrkurr (Green Tree Frog)

Karrkurr (Green Tree Frog)

Karrkurr (Green Tree Frog)

Diwan (Scrub Turkey) Diwan are bush food, an important source of meat. We also eat the eggs, they are a delicacy. The male bird looks after the nest and will not go far, as he has to protect the nest from bush goanna’s. If they come around he will send Read more…

Yindili (Kingfisher)

Emerald Dove

Kurranji (Cassowary) He is a spiritual bird, untouched he roams the rainforest like the boss. His digestive system prepares the seeds. What he eats goes back into the soil and regenerates the land and composts the soil so more food grows. You must be very careful of them because they Read more…

Kadanji (Black Cockatoo) Kadanji (Black Cockatoo) is my mother’s mother’s totem from the Kuku Nyungkul clan. This totem is passed down generation after generation to your newborns.

Dugong

Kirbaji (Dugong) In the past, Kirbaji (dugong) was an important food source. It was men’s business to hunt dugongs and it was their responsibility to cook and provide the meat to all the families. The meat of the dugong was cooked in an earth oven. Our ancestors also made oil form the dugong fat. Read more…