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I come from the Dreamtime, from the dusty red soil plains I am the ancient heart, the keeper of the flame
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I come from the Dreamtime, from the dusty red soil plains I am the ancient heart, the keeper of the flame
Okayyy Langblr folks, once again I need your help. Does anyone have resources, specifically dictionaries, on Indigenous Australian languages? I'm looking for LGBT+ vocabulary but at this point, any dictionary to read through would be of great help. Thank you!
ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN RESOURCES
The Anthropological Masterlist is HERE.
The Aboriginal Australian people are the indigenous peoples of Australia and the Torres Strait Islands.
ADNYAMANTHA ─ “The Adnyamathanha people are an Aboriginal Australian people. They are native to the northern Flinders Ranges.” ─ Plants in Adnyamantha Culture
ARRERNTE ─ “The Arrernte, or Aranda, people are an Aboriginal Australian people. They are native to the Arrernte land in central Australia.” ─ Arrernte Information ─ Arrernte Language
BUNDJALUNG ─ “The Bundjalung, or Bunjalung, people are an Aboriginal Australian people. They are native to the northern coast of New South Wales.” ─ Bundjalung Migration
KAMILAROI ─ “The Kamilaroi, or Gamilaraay, are an Aboriginal Australian people. They are native to New South Wales and Queensland.” ─ Kamilaroi Culture ─ Kamilaroi Language & Traditions ─ Kamilaroi Astrology
NGARRINDJERI ─ “The Ngarrindjeri people are an Aboriginal Australian people. They are native to the lower Murray River in southern Australia.” ─ Ngarrindjeri Information ─ Ngarrindjeri Culture
NOONGAR ─ “The Noongar, or Nyunga, people are an Aboriginal Australian people. They are native to southwest Western Australia.” ─ Noongar Culture ─ Noongar Language ─ Western Australian Language
TIWI ─ “The Tiwi, or Tunuvivi, people are an Aboriginal Australian people. They are native to the Bathurst and Melville islands.” ─ Tiwi Information ─ Tiwi Language ─ Tiwi Music
YOLNGU ─ “The Yolngu, or Yolŋu, people are an Aboriginal Australian people. They are native to the northeastern Arnhem Land.” ─ Yolngu Culture ─ Yolngu Printmaking
Despite there being hundreds of Indigenous Australian languages, the phonetics of them all follow a very similar logical consistency.
Here’s another of my attempts at showing people how amazing Australian languages are, and if you want to see more... well, you’re on social media, so I’m assuming you know what to do.
May 11 Glorious Rainbow Valley
Retracing our steps 60 odd Km back along the Stuart Hwy we turned east to visit Rainbow Valley. The colours are stunning and there’s some interesting geological and Aboriginal aspects to this somewhat hidden gem.
The James Range which is where we were, was one of the last areas in the region where aboriginal people could freely hunt and collect resources. Known as Wurre to the southern Arrernte people, this was a Bushtucker Dreaming site and remains an important ceremony place; charcoal, grindstones and rock art dating back thousands of years indicate that people met and camped here.
The glorious, eroded, brilliantly-coloured sandstone cliffs are just stunning perched as they are on the edge of ancient clay pans. The burnt red colours at the top seem to bleed into oranges, yellows and white.
The outer burnt red colours seem to bleed into oranges, yellows and white. The colours we now see formed 10s of millions of years ago when Central Australia had a warm wet climate. Over time leaching and evaporation led to the colour bands topped with a tough iron-containing rock cap which protected the softer white rock underneath from erosion. But this hill has been slowly collapsing.
The area remains a sacred place for the southern Arrernte people and they work hard to protect it and that has allowed us to enjoy it in all its splendour. Thank you, it is so worthwhile.
‘Mushroom rock’ has been shaped by wind and water over millennia to create a honeycomb appearance. Grass-lined mud nests of the Fairy Martins cling to the underside where it is protected. Small bats also live in protected hollows and fly out at night.
After rain the clay pan at the base of the hill fills and will remain there for weeks. Then the plants revive put on flower and seed and the wildlife go into a feeding-breeding frenzy while the bounty lasts. Such has always been the way of this land. We saw the tracks of a number of animals and reptiles and of course lots of interesting plants - ruby saltbush, tangled lignum, limestone spinifex, desert raisins, lantern bush, and the gorgeous tiny pink Frankenia (same family as what we found at the Mound Springs along the Oodnadatta Track).
Portrait of Albert Namatjira at Hermannsburg Mission, Northern Territory by Arthur Groom, 1946.
Dujuan's story is at the centre of a new documentary called In My Blood It Runs, which premiers Friday at the Hot Docs festival in Toronto.
When it comes to learning about his people's culture and history, Dujuan Hoosan is a star pupil.
A bright and confident 12-year-old boy of Arrernte and Garrwa descent, Dujuan is a skilled hunter, fluent in three languages and considered a healer by his people — a gift he inherited from his grandfather.
But in Australia's education system, he's been a struggling student who skips class, gets into trouble and fails his exams.
Now his story is at the centre of the documentary In My Blood It Runs, which explores how colonial school curriculums fail Indigenous children.