JUWARKJIL (NIGHT BIRD) Bessie tells the story of this painting, “At night when Aboriginal people hear the sound of this bird they tell the children to go to sleep early, be quiet and not to sit near the fire. If this bird hears the sound of a child or catches Read more…
DURROODJIE- Black Hill in Bow River- By Kathy Ramsay This hill is the home of the caveman called Yoonggoog. He’s a spirit that clams the land. He’s like a traditional owner. Like our Ancestors, also knows who belongs to the land. Also back in the days, where the Mistake Massacre Read more…
Yarrunga – Chinamen’s Garden – IVY DRILL As growing up me and my family used to go looking for gold and we put it in Milk Tins and bury the tins under ground, til we need it for rations or buy a Toyota for whole family to go bush. The Read more…
Garajbebirri Woolmooj-Woolmooj-Ngarri Yarrurn / When we twitch in our bodies ‘When we jump-jump you know la garajbe [twitch in our bodies]. Garajbebirri woolmooj-woolmooj-ngarri yarrurn [When we twitch in our bodies]. Well dambi lingagengarri yimberramenbeyoo jemernngarremboorroo [That is giving us a sign, reminding us about all those people from far away]. Read more…
Moon dreaming – P.T In the Ngarranggarni (Dreaming), Garnkiny (the moon) was a man. In the Ord River today there is a big flat red rock, called a blood rock, that was Garnkiny in the Ngarranggarni. This is the Garnkiny Ngarranggarni – Moon Dreaming for Phyllis’ country, which lies south Read more…
Ngubuny This is Moodu Looriny country on Alice Downs, This is near a place we call Ngubuny (Fig Tree). I used to go there with my family, its a healing place.
RED BUTTE Texas Country by Charlene Carrington Red Butte is a significant large red rock buttress located in the northern part of Ngarrgooroon Country. It is a popular place to visit because the Ord River passes close by and there is plenty of good fishing. Charlene’s family comes from Texas Read more…
Ngapuny (Jesus) in Bow River Every time I see theis pace I tell myself this is God’s country and the beautiness of it I feel so blessed to see country so much aline and that God himslef provide fish for us when we ask in prayer. I see myuself one Read more…
Bow River Country, Kathy Ramsay This is Bow River County. My family has a strong history of this place. My grandfather Timmy Timms (Snr) named the dams here redrock damn, and the redrock itself called redrock and the damn near the hill is called marringarnji dam, meaning where dingos come Read more…
NGARGAROON COUNTRY (TEXAS) Patrick’ s knowledge of his country and his cultural memory of family, land and work are powerfully linked in his art work. In this artwork Patrick has painted the landscape and the places that are associated with his country, Ngarrgooroon (Texas); these places are very special to him Read more…