Yindjibarndi Snake
In our country we have snakes that live in the trees and they wait for flying foxes and birds to eat.
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Playing with Paint
This work is playful experiment with colour and textures. The background represents the Pilbara hills, the pinks represent the wildflowers and the cream colour over the top is the dry spinifex of my country.
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Pilbara Wildflowers
These are the Pilbara wildflower’s that grow on the ground they have a beautiful orange colour blending in the country during flower season.
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Country Bluebells
The Country Bluebell is one of the common flowers growing on the edges of the river bank and around the edge of hillsides. It also grows in open plains country.
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Marni, Burnt Country
In the early years living out on country our ancestors walked freely from one place to another, always visiting families nearby. They knew where to go and never lost direction or place. In the season of rain and cyclones they would find shelter in the caves or build shelter from the spinifex just like a humby (baru maya). As we continue our journey there are caves that we see but never enter because of our culture and respect not to enter or go anywhere near. Once our country was so rugged hills and valleys with hidden pools lay far away. Caves were used for shelter during cyclones and big rains and still lay untouched by those who walked the land. Just left are the stories and memories that we tell our children.
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Our Country (The Pilbara)
Pilbara is the country where we the Yindjibarndi people live and share many of our Cultural stories and history that have been passed onto us by our ancestors, of how they used to walk through the flat country we call the (Table Lands) visiting family members at nearby stations. Our country has so much to offer. Bush foods and medicine as well as animals such as kangaroo, emu, goanna, and turkey. When the rains come our rivers are full and we all love to go out and spend the day fishing. We are also close to the ocean so we often go fishing there as well. During the holidays many of our families go bush to enjoy what the country offers the beauty of our country we see through our eyes. Wildflowers bloom as nature takes its course and our country is still full of riches it always gives me joy to be a part of it we are connected to our land it is a part of who we are.
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East Harding River
Our family goes fishing and swimming in the East Harding River on my country. I have seen big salmon, barra and big red snapper in there.
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Flowers of the Pilbara
I like to paint the flowers of my country. There are so many kinds in different colours that look so beautiful against the rugged Pilbara country.
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When the World was Soft
According to Yindjibarndi law, in the beginning the sky was very low. When the creation spirits, Marrga (The Spirit God of The Land), arose from the ground they raised the sky and the world out of the ocean. This creation story is called Ngurra Nyujunnggamu (When the World was Soft). The Marrga (The Spirit God of The Land) gave names and form to the country and then to all the birds and animals, finally they created the Ngardangarli (The Aboriginal People). This is a dream time story handed down by our ancestors. The blue and red in this painting represent healing circles. The blue in between is the river system winding through.
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Our Country (The Pilbara)
Pilbara is the country where we the Yindjibarndi people live and share many of our cultural stories and history that have been passed onto us by our ancestors, of how they used to walk through the flat country we call the (Table Lands) visiting family members at nearby stations. Our country has so much to offer. Bush foods and medicine as well as animals like the kangaroo, emu, goanna, and turkey. When the rains come, our rivers are full and we all love to go out and spend the day fishing. We are also close to the ocean, so we often go fishing there as well. During the holidays many of our families go bush to enjoy what the country offers. We see the beauty of our country with our eyes when the wildflowers are blooming. Our country is still full of riches, and it always gives me joy to be a part of it. We are connected to our land; it is a part of who we are.