This dreatime story was filmed around the campfire, with a group of children and adults. Red Waratahīarry Moore conducts bushwalks, bush tucker tours and storytelling at Wreck Bay on the south coast of New South Wales. The story is from the GWINI people who come from the Broome area in Western Australia. Here, Frank Martin gives us the background to the story of Min-Na-Wee and why the crocodile rolls. He knew where to find kangaroos and turkeys and he also passed on his Dreaming stories. Min-na-wee Story Explanationįrank Martin’s grandfather, Jiller-rii, knew a great deal about ‘traditional’ Aboriginal life. The story of Min-Na-Wee and why the crocodile rolls contains a powerful message for youngsters about the effects of their behaviour on others. Find out what happens when someone is determined to cause trouble. Peace and harmony are essential in any community. This is a story of the Ngiyaampaa people. With a twist in its tail, the story of Koockard, the river Goanna, comes from western New South Wales and is told for us here by Aunty Beryl Carmichael. When two young boys go camping by the river with their Uncle, they learn more than they bargained for. Read Illawarra and the five islands here. Barry Moore tells the story to a group of children and adults participating in one of his Bush Tours. But a shortage of food led to a fight between them. When Koala, Starfish and Whale were still people, they shared an island together. Read how the water got to the plan explanation here. Here she gives the background to the tale of how fresh water first reached the arid plains of central Queensland, and recalls childhood holidays by the beaches and rainforest of Fraser Island. Olga Miller and her sister first heard the Dreaming stories of her people – the Butchulla – on Fraser Island, off the Queensland coast. How the water got to the plains story explanation The Butchulla people of Fraser Island have a story that tells how the water first got to the plains, and it is told for us here by Olga Miller.ĭiscover how the water got to the plains here. When travelling through the arid regions of Australia, Aboriginal people would move from waterhole to waterhole. Warren is from the Yuin-Monaro people, on the far south coast of New South Wales and the main mountain-Gulaga-holds deep significance for his people. One of the younger storytellers featured on the site, Warren Foster, tells the story behind the creation of two mountains and an island. Read the Explanation of Emu and the Jabiru here.
He also discusses the importance of land within Yolngu culture and of the role that education plays in encouraging respect for other cultures. Here, Bangana Wunungmurra explains some of the background to Aboriginal, or Yolngu, life. Emu and the Jabiru Story ExplanationĪrnhem Land, in the Northern Territory, is rich in Dreaming stories, art and dance. It also offers an insight into the life of the Gapuwiayk people. Emu and the Jabiruįrom the Marrkula clan in Arnhem Land comes this story of greed between two brothers-in-law and the creation of the Emu and the Jabiru. It is told for us here by Aunty Beryl Carmichael. This story is about two warriors from the Ngiyaampaa people of western New South Wales. Long ago, many of the birds and animals were in human form. This story, from the Ngiyaampaa of western New South Wales, tells how the Darling River was created, long ago. Tiddalick the Frog tells the story of a greedy frog who drank all the water in the billabong and how the other animals got their water back.Īll over Australia, Dreaming stories tell of the ancestor spirits who created the land and everything on it. Then the Rainbow Serpent started to move… There were no trees, no rivers, no animals and no grass. Here are Dreamtime stories from Aboriginal Australia: The Rainbow SerpentĪt the beginning of the Dreamtime, the earth was flat and dry and empty.
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