Ungud (Snake) The Ungud Snake story is about two young boys who didn’t listen to their elders or believe in them. There is a big waterhole an in it lies a large Ungud Snake. The old people told the kids not to go near that waterhole, but these boys thought Read more…
Jaiya (fish) Wandjina is the creator for all the food on the land and in the sea.He’s the one who give us fish (Jaiya).
Wandjina & Ungud (cloud and rain spirits & totem) The Wandjina is the creator spirit that belongs to us (the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people). He is the one that created everything, he also gave us our culture, law and songs and even the dreaming of each child before they Read more…
Wullamurrunge & Wandjina (longneck turtle & cloud and rain spirits) The Wullamurrungge was created by the Wandjina. It’s special because the Wandjina left a gift inside: a skeleton that looks like the Wandjina and the Gyorn Gyorn (Bradshaw people). The law he gave to the people was that before a Read more…
Wandjina, Jaiya and Ungud (cloud and rain spirits, fish & totem) Where you see a lot of Wandjinas they represent the laws of trees, rivers, rocks, bush fruit, animals and all of creation. They give the law on how we have to treat and use them. These customs are carried Read more…
Wandjina Dreaming The Wandjina spirit of the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul tribe is highly respected by the people of Mowanjum. The Wandjinas brought the law, culture and language. The people of Mowanjum believe that the first Wandjina was called Idjair. He created the first human beings, the Gyorn Gyorn people. Read more…
Gyorn Gyorn (Bradshaws) The Wandjina created the earth and all life upon it, then he created the first human beings: the Gyorn Gyorn people. He then told them to work the land and do well. The Gyorn Gyorns were confused and didn’t understand what the Wandjina wanted from them. The Read more…
Wandjina & Jaiya (cloud and rain spirits & fish) The Wandjina is the creator spirit that belongs the Wororra, Ngarinyin and Wunumbul people. He is the one that created everything and gave us our culture, law and songs. He even gave us the dreaming/ totem of each child before they Read more…
